Autism Services

Inspiring the best outcomes for children to thrive

Early and ongoing supports and services can enhance long-term outcomes for children and youth with autism. Our Autism Services offer helpful opportunities to thrive at home, school and in the community. If you’re unsure which service is right for your child, try using our Now What navigation tool.

Surrey Place meets all the criteria to provide services and support through the Ontario Autism Program (OAP).  

OAP Core Clinical Services

OAP Core Clinical Services include applied behaviour analysis, occupational therapy, speech language pathology and mental health supports based on your child’s individual needs. These services can be purchased using your OAP funding (e.g., Access OAP funding, childhood budgets, interim one-time funding, etc.), out-of-pocket or other sources including charitable funds and private insurance.  

APPLIED BEHAVIOUR ANALYSIS

AGES 2-18
CORE CLINICAL SERVICES

ABA Group Therapy

Target key domains including communication, social skills, emotional regulation in a fun and supportive, group environment.

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AGES 0-18
CORE CLINICAL SERVICES

Discover Your ABA Journey

Two-hour service navigation session based on a brief meeting between your child and a clinician, for new and returning families who are looking for guidance.

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AGES 2-12
CORE CLINICAL SERVICES

Full Day ABA (IBI) 

An in-depth form of ABA, provided one-on-one for multiple days per week to target goals within a range of developmental areas.

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AGES 2-18
CORE CLINICAL SERVICES

1-to-1 Focused Behavioural Intervention 

Focuses on individualized learning goals for children and youth who are not yet group-ready or require additional support. Age availability dependent on capacity.

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OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY

AGES 0-18
CORE CLINICAL SERVICES

Occupational Therapy Assessment

Comprehensive evaluation of sensory processing, gross and fine motor skills to provide an in-depth picture of a child with autism’s needs.

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AGES 0-18
CORE CLINICAL SERVICES

Occupational Therapy Consultation

Provides fine motor, gross motor and sensory processing recommendations in collaboration with caregivers and the behavioural team.

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AGES 0-18
CORE CLINICAL SERVICES

Occupational Therapy Treatment

Provides intensive intervention for targeted or holistic sensory processing, gross and fine motor treatment in collaboration with caregivers.

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AGES 4-6
CORE CLINICAL SERVICES

Tell & Seek Play-Based Group

Occupational therapy and speech-language pathology in a group-setting for language development and sensory processing

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SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY

AGES 4-18
CORE CLINICAL SERVICES

Speech-Language Assessment 

Comprehensive evaluation across communication domains to provide an in-depth picture of a child with autism’s skills and needs. 

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AGES 4-18
CORE CLINICAL SERVICES

Speech-Language Consultation

Provides targeted communication strategies and recommendations in collaboration  with caregivers and the behavioural team.

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AGES 4-18
CORE CLINICAL SERVICES

Communication Essentials

Goal-directed speech language development that provides strategies to enhance communication across environments.

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AGES 4-6
CORE CLINICAL SERVICES

Tell & Seek Play-Based Group

Occupational therapy and speech-language pathology in a group-setting for language development and sensory processing

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MENTAL HEALTH

AGES 9-14
CORE CLINICAL SERVICES

Mental Health Group

Provides group-based psychology and social work intervention for children and teens with autism to promote mental health

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AGES 8-17
CORE CLINICAL SERVICES

Child and Teen Counselling

Provides counselling to children and teens to address mental health issues associated with autism spectrum disorder, including anxiety and depression

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Other Clinical Services (With Fees)

Clinical services offer therapeutic services and supports to respond to the individual needs of children and youth with autism, and their families. These services are not covered under the OAP Funding.

ASSESSMENT

AGES 0-6

Early ASD Diagnostic Assessment

Early diagnostic assessments for young children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) that look at play skills, adaptive skills and autism symptomatology.

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AGES 8-17

Psychoeducational Assessment

Psychoeducational assessment of cognitive academic, and everyday functioning best suited for children & youth with autism

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AGES 7-17

Combined ASD Diagnostic and Psychoeducational Assessment

Combined Assessment for access to both autism services and valuable cognitive, academic and everyday functioning information for children and youth.

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OAP Free Services

Services and support for families and caregivers to learn therapeutic strategies and skills to respond to the individual needs of their children. These services are offered by the OAP at no cost. 

ALL AGES

Foundational Family Services

Designed to provide caregivers with tools to work with their children and participate in their ongoing learning and development.

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AGES 1-4

Caregiver-Mediated Early Years Services

Caregiver-Mediated Early Years teaches families therapeutic strategies to support their young child’s development at home.

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AGES 3-6

Entry to School Program

Skill-building and transition planning supports to help prepare children who are entering school for the first time.

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AGES 0-18

Urgent Response Services

Rapid and personalized care to support children with autism in keeping themselves as well as their loved ones from harm.

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Why Choose Us?

60 years in service

Qualified OAP service provider

Accreditation Canada Standing

“We truly feel that our daughter was safe and in good hands at Surrey Place. It was heartbreaking to see the end of such a wonderful support program. Surrey Place’s support is necessary for families going through the uncertainty and stress of an autism diagnosis. Without them, the journey would have been more difficult. The love and compassion they showed were beyond our expectations.” READ MORE

Francisco G.

ALL TESTIMONIALS

Why Choose Surrey Place?

Learn about the many reasons Surrey Place is a standout organization in our field

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Resource Library

Find accessible information developed by our clinicians to help you on your journey.

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What People are Saying

“When the COVID-19 pandemic began, my daughter Adeneke and I had to suddenly adapt to online services. It was difficult for her to stay connected with her clinician due to a lack of technology at home. Now that Adeneke has an iPad – thanks to Technology Access Fund – it’s been much easier for her to develop her communication skills. She can participate in online school, which allows her to interact with other kids and her teacher, and video call with family members overseas. It’s been wonderful for her to engage in interactive games and learning tools… READ MORE

Tshani B.

ALL TESTIMONIALS

By 2 months

Has your baby had their hearing screened? YES NO

By 6 months

Does the child?

Startle in response to loud noises? YES NO
Turn to where a sound is coming from? YES NO
Make different cries for different needs (hungry, tired)? YES NO
Watch your face as you talk? YES NO
Smile/laugh in response to your smiles and laughs? YES NO
Imitate coughs or other sounds such as ah, eh, buh YES NO

By 9 months

Does the child?

Respond to their name? YES NO
Respond to the telephone ringing or a knock at the door? YES NO
Understand being told no? YES NO
Get what they want through using gestures (reaching to be picked up)? YES NO
Play social games with you (Peek-a-Boo)? YES NO
Enjoy being around people? YES NO
Babble and repeat sounds such as babababa or duhduhduh? YES NO

By 12 months

Does the child?

Follow simple one-step directions (sit down)? YES NO
Look across the room to a toy when adult points at it? YES NO
Consistently use three to five words? YES NO
Use gestures to communicate (waves hi/bye, shakes head for no)? YES NO
Get your attention using sounds, gestures and pointing while looking at your eyes? YES NO
Bring you toys to show you? YES NO
Perform for social attention and praise? YES NO
Combine lots of sounds together as though talking (abada baduh abee)? YES NO
Show an interest in simple picture books? YES NO

By 18 months

Does the child?

Understand the meaning of in and out, off and on? YES NO
Point to more than 2 body parts when asked? YES NO
Use at least 20 words consistently? YES NO
Respond with words or gestures to simple questions (Where's teddy? What's that?)? YES NO
Demonstrate some pretend play with toys (gives teddy bear a drink, pretends a bowl is a hat)? YES NO
Make at least four different consonant sounds (p ,b, m, n, d, g, w, h)? YES NO
Enjoy being read to and sharing simple books with you? YES NO
Point to pictures using one finger? YES NO

By 2 years

Does the child?

Follow two-step directions (Go find your teddy bear and show it to Grandma.)? YES NO
Use 100 to 150 words? YES NO
Use at least two pronouns (you, me, mine)? YES NO
Consistently combine two to four words in short phrases (Daddy hat. Truck go down.)? YES NO
Enjoy being around other children? YES NO
Begin to offer toys to other children and imitate other children's actions and words? YES NO
Use words that are understood by others 50 to 60 per cent of the time? YES NO
Form words or sounds easily and without effort? YES NO
Hold books the right way up and turn the pages? YES NO
Read to stuffed animals or toys? YES NO
Scribble with crayons? YES NO

By 30 months

Does the child?

Understand the concepts of size (big/little) and quantity (a little/a lot, more)? YES NO
Use some adult grammar (two cookies, bird flying, I jumped)? YES NO
Use over 350 words? YES NO
Use action words such as run, spill, fall? YES NO
Participate in some turn-taking activities with peers, using both words and toys? YES NO
Demonstrate concern when another child is hurt or sad? YES NO
Combine several actions in play (puts blocks in the train and drives the train, drops the blocks off.)? YES NO
Put sounds at the beginning of most words? YES NO
Use words with two or more syllables or beats (ba-na-na, com-pu-ter, a-pple)? YES NO
Recognize familiar logos and signs involving print (Stop sign)? YES NO
Remember and understand familiar stories? YES NO

By 3 years

Does the child?

Understand who, what, where and why questions? YES NO
Create long sentences using five to eight words? YES NO
Talk about past events (trip to grandparents house, day at child care)? YES NO
Tell simple stories? YES NO
Show affection for favourite playmates? YES NO
Engage in multi-step pretend play (pretending to cook a meal, repair a car)? YES NO
Talk in a way that most people outside of the family understand what she/he is saying most of the time? YES NO
Have an understanding of the function of print (menus, lists, signs)? YES NO
Show interest in, and awareness of, rhyming words? YES NO
Read to stuffed animals or toys? YES NO
Scribble with crayons? YES NO

By 4 years

Does the child?

Follow directions involving three or more steps (First get some paper, then draw a picture and give it to Mommy)? YES NO
Use adult type grammar? YES NO
Tell stories with a beginning, middle and end? YES NO
Talk to try and solve problems with adults and with other children? YES NO
Show increasingly complex imaginary play? YES NO
Talk in a way that is understood by strangers almost all the time? YES NO
Generate simple rhymes (cat-bat)? YES NO
Match some letters with their sounds (letter b says buh, letter t says tuh)? YES NO