Autism Services
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Early and ongoing supports and services can enhance long-term outcomes for children and youth with autism. Our Autism Services offers helpful opportunities to thrive at home, school and in the community. We use a comprehensive clinical approach to help children and youth develop skills in a range of areas, including:
- Communication
- Social interaction
- Play and leisure
- Building independence
- Motor skills
- Problem-solving skills
- Sensory regulation
- Behaviour management
We support families with education and coaching that improve family interactions and engagement as well as the continued growth and development of their children. Our goal is to provide services that improve the mental health and well-being of our clients.
Surrey Place meets all the criteria to provide services and support through the Ontario Autism Program (OAP).
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.
Foundational Family Services
Designed to provide caregivers with tools to work with their children and participate in their ongoing learning and development.
Caregiver-Mediated Early Years Services
Caregiver-Mediated Early Years teaches families therapeutic strategies to support their young child’s development at home.
Entry to School Program
Skill-building and transition planning supports to help prepare children who are entering school for the first time.
Urgent Response Service
Rapid and personalized care to support children with autism in keeping themselves as well as their loved ones from harm.
OAP Core Clinical Services (With Fees)
OAP core clinical services include applied behaviour analysis, speech language pathology, occupational therapy and mental health supports based on your child’s individual needs. These services are covered under the OAP funding.
APPLIED BEHAVIOUR ANALYSIS
Daily Applied Behaviour Analysis (ABA)
Early intervention programs that support your child’s development of functional skills in order to participate meaningfully in everyday life.
Intensive Behavioural Intervention (IBI)
An in-depth form of ABA, provided one-on-one for 24-30 hours per week to target goals within multiple developmental areas.
Focus on Skill-Building Programs
Targets specific goals relevant to your child’s environment, including communication, social skills, behaviour, and more.
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.
After School ABA
Offers school-age children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) an environment to learn and interact with peers in Toronto.
ASSESSMENTS
Comprehensive Skill-Based Assessment
Offers comprehensive skill assessment for children with autism to identify strengths and needs and prioritize treatment goals.
OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY
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.
Occupational Therapy Consultation
Provides fine motor, gross motor and sensory processing recommendations in collaboration with caregivers and the behavioural team.
Occupational Therapy Treatment
Provides intensive intervention for targeted or holistic sensory processing, gross and fine motor treatment in collaboration with caregivers.
SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY
Speech-Language Assessment
Comprehensive evaluation across communication domains to provide an in-depth picture of a child with autism’s skills and needs.
Speech-Language Consultation
Provides targeted communication strategies and recommendations in collaboration with caregivers and the behavioural team.
Communication Essentials
Goal-directed speech language development that provides strategies to enhance communication across environments.
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
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.
Psychoeducational Assessment
Psychoeducational assessment of cognitive academic, and everyday functioning best suited for children & youth with autism
MENTAL HEALTH
Child and Teen Counselling
Provides counselling to children and teens to address mental health issues associated with autism spectrum disorder, including anxiety and depression
Why Choose Us?

60 years in service

Qualified OAP service provider

Accreditation Canada Standing
“My family and I are extremely grateful for all the help that many staff at Surrey Place, especially Dr. Nancy Freeman, Dawn Shaw and Yerusalem Ghebrhiwet, have provided to us over the last several years and especially during recent trying times. Without the help of Surrey Place, my daughter would not be where she is now. She is at the severe end of the spectrum but has been able to progress gradually and stay engaged in learning great skills a good amount of time every day. From time to time, we needed… READ MORE
Bushra S.

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“Our daughter Jessica has been a client of Surrey Place for over 20 years. Surrey Place has helped our family in many ways including having Jessica participate in a speech therapy program when she was 2 years old. Surrey Place through the DSO office were also instrumental in guiding us through the application process for passport funding, which Jessica received when she was 18 years old. The level of kindness, support and professionalism we have experienced over the years is what makes Surrey Place an important resource for us.” READ MORE
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