Simon is a 3-year-old boy diagnosed with autism who is new to childcare. He has echolalic speech and poor impulse control. His single father and two teenage siblings are also new to the city. Agencies were referred to provide speech therapy, ABA therapy, family counseling, financial support, and specialized childcare to help meet Simon's needs and support his family's transition. These included Toronto Preschool Speech and Language Services, Adventure Place, Aisling Discoveries, and Toronto ABA Services. Strategies for the childcare center included visual schedules, sensory modifications, and using interests like cars to aid development.

1. Professor: Loris Bennett
By: Chithra Vijayaragavan, Jebaranji Satkunam &
Tharshiny Selvakumar

2. Agenda
 Introduction to the child and family Pg.03
 Simon’s family Pg.04
 Web Pg.05
 Introduction to the Individual Special Needs Pg.06-10
 Needs/Supports for Simon and his family Pg.11
 Simon’s special needs Pg.12
 Meeting the needs in the child care centre Pg.13-15
 Overview of referred agencies Pg.16-25
 Conclusion Pg.27
 Video Pg.28
 Graph Pg.29
 Thank you for Meeting the Needs of children and Families Pg.30
 Questions/Comments Pg.31
 Bibliography Pg.32

3. Introduction to the Child and Family
Child: Simon
 Simon age 3, he is diagnosed with autism
 Very little impulse control
 Language is echolalic, repetitive speech
 He repeats words/phrases just spoken by others
 New to the childcare
 Wheels and cars fascinate Simon
www.nvcfoundation-ph.org
www.thwink.org

4. Simon’s family
 Simon has 2 siblings who are teens
 Simon’s father is a single dad
 Simon’s family is a new resident
www.iloveaba.com
www.parenthub.com.

5. Speech and Language
Services
Childcare
Simon, a 3 year old boy
echolalic Poor impulse control
Autism
Simon’s Family
new to Toronto
Employment Housing
Financial Support
Services
Legal Aid
Single Father
Special training to support Simon
Two Teen siblings
Education
Transition Support
Special Training to support Simon

6. Introduction to the Individual Special
Needs
 Autism spectrum disorder is a complex
developmental disorder
 Typically affects a person's ability to
communicate, form relationships, and respond
appropriately to the environment.
 Results from a neurological disorder
 Impedes normal brain development in the areas
of social interaction and communication skills
 Symptoms and characteristics of autism can present
themselves in a variety of combinations
 No definitive cause or cure
 Specialized interventions can help affected people
www.parenting4tomorrow.blogspot.com
www.autism.net

7. People with autism process and respond to
information in unique ways
Common Traits:
 Resistance to change
 Odd repetitive motions
 Preference for being alone
 Avoidance of eye contact
 Attachments to favourite objects
 Hyper-activity or under-activity
 Over- or under-active sensory responsiveness
 Uneven gross/fine motor skills, such as difficulty grasping objects, or
dressing themselves
 Repeating words or monologues
 Laughing, crying, or showing distress for unapparent reasons
 Unresponsive to verbal cues
 Tantrums, and possible aggressive and/or self-injurious behaviour
www.autism-society.org

8. Introduction to the Individual Special
Needs
 What is echolalia what is the reason for it?
Echolalia is repetition of words and sounds a
person has heard either recently or quiet a while
ago, which means they do use words-but their
choice is based on a memorized pattern
 Support and Services:
-speech therapy for autism
-occupational therapy
-social skills and autism
www.autismspot.com

9. Poor Impulse control/reasons
 What is poor impulse control/ What is the
reason for it?
Having difficulties in regulating
appropriate behaviours
There are many reasons, including
physical, biological, psychological or
emotional and cultural or societal factors
www.preschooler.thebump.com
www.attitudemag.com

10. Strategies for poor impulse control
 Picture Schedules
Make sure that there is a picture schedule of daily
activities
 Predictable consistent routine
 Encourage more socializing activity
 Keep it simple
 Avoid distracters
 Provide support during transition time
www.tomorrowspecialeducation.blogspot.com

11. Needs/Supports for Simon and his
family
 Financial support
-Contact social worker and use available
resources
 Transition support
 Family resources
 Quality childcare with facilities for children with
exceptionalities (e.g. accommodation autism )
 Housing facilities
www.thestar.com

12. Simon’s Special Needs
 Special care and nurturance to support his
adaptation development
 Extra support to improve his impulse control
 Language development
 Appropriate materials to keep him engaged and
support his developmental needs
 Inclusion and acceptance
www.autismspeaks.org

13. Meeting the needs in the child care
centre (physical environment)
Strategies
 Welcoming safe and supportive environment to
encourage him to explore and learn
 Post visual routines where ever needed
 Setting up the environment appropriately for easy
access
 Provide quite and sensory environment
 Have his favourite toys and games available
 Support-listen-support-follow (A credo for support
video)
www.catulpa.on.ca
www.littletotstop.com

14. Meeting the needs in the child care
centre
Strategies
• Use his favourite materials to teach him (e.g. car
book, car puzzles, and making a car)
• Positive reinforcement to encourage his positive
behaviour
• Support with his language/social development
• Simple and clear communication
• Small group activities
• Include him in pretend play which promotes all
developmental domains
www.frfp.ca

15. Meeting the needs in the child care
centre
Strategies
 Give Simon leadership roles e.g.
- Ask him to collect the books
- Ask him to help with simple activity setup
- Celebrate his attempt
www.yellowheadcs.ca

16. Overview of Referred agencies
Toronto Preschool Speech & Language Services
(TPSLS)

17. Preschool Speech & Language
Program (PSL)
What does the program offer?
 Assessment of a child's communication and interaction skills
 A treatment plan and referrals
 Speech and language workshops and training programs for parents and
other caregivers
 Speech and language therapy, in groups or individually
 Follow up the child's progress
 Referral to a wide range of child and family services in the community
 A transition plan prior to starting school

18. Overview of Referred agencies
Preschool Speech and Language Program
 Who is eligible to these services?
-Who live in Toronto
-Who are concerned about their child's speech and/or language
development
To receive these services
225 Duncan Mill Rd, North York, ON M3B 3K9
Toronto Public Health
416-338-8255 (voice)
416-338-0025 (TTY)
Monday – Friday
8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
tpsls@toronto.ca

19. Overview of Referred agencies
Adventure Place
 Adventure Place has been assisting young children and their families since
1972. Provides prevention, early intervention, and treatment services to
children and their families.
 Our services are open to all families living in Toronto, North Quadrant, with
children up to 12 years of age who are experiencing difficulties in one or
more of the following areas:
-Development
-Learning
-Communication (Speech and Language)
-Behaviour
-Social and/or Emotional Functioning
-Attention and/or Regulatory Functioning
-Pervasive Developmental Disorders

20. Overview of Referred agencies
Adventure Place
 Autism
 The Agency offers services for children who are diagnosed on the Autism
Spectrum and their families.
 Toronto Partnership for Autism Services (TPAS)
 Toronto Autism ABA Services
 Early Intervention
 Early Childhood Specialists work with children, families and other care
providers to help children reach their potential in their natural daily
environments, including home, school and child care.
• Other services are accessed as needed, including social work
services, psychological assessments, occupational therapy, and speech and
language consultation sessions.

21. Overview of Referred agencies
Adventure Place
 Prevention
The Agency offers services to parents of children pre-birth to six years of age
that focus on health promotion
 Training
Free regular training and education opportunities are available to parents
The agency also provides training to teachers and child care staff by request

22. Overview of Referred agencies
How to Access the Services
Parent/legal guardian calls 416 744 7650 x.228
McNicoll Public School
155 McNicoll Avenue
Toronto, Ontario M2H 2C1
Telephone: 416 744 7650
Fax: 416 744 8055
Email: www.adventureplace.ca/services
Monday – Friday
8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

23. Overview of Referred agencies
Aisling Discoveries
Services:
• Parents Groups
• Family counseling
• Behaviour Management
• Community Support
• Group Services
• Preschool Speech and Language Services
• Toronto ABA &TPAS and Intensive Child &
Family Service
Aisling Discoveries
325 Milner Ave, Suite 110
Toronto, ON M1B 5N1
(416) 321 5464
www.aislingdiscoveries.on.ca

24. Toronto Autism ABA Services
 Help children and youth with ASD develop skills in the areas of:
 Communication
 Social/interpersonal
 Daily living skills
 Emotional/Behaviour regulation
 Teaching practical skills within natural routines
 Offer treatment blocks up to three months for 2-4 hours
 Group sessions with individual coaching as appropriate
 Provide education to parents/caregivers on how to apply ABA teaching
strategies

25. Toronto ABA Services
 Surrey Place Centre
2 Surrey Place
Toronto, ON M5S 2C2
Phone: 416-925-5141
Fax: 416-923-8476
Confidential Fax: 416-925-3402
Office Hours:
Monday, Friday: 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday: 8:30 AM to 8:30 PM
Saturday: 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM (Toronto Autism ABA Services only)
www.surreypalace.on.ca

26. Group Action plan
Who What When
ECE/Resource Consultant
Speech therapist
Parent /home visiting for new
parents Adventure place
Parent/Community Resources
Occupational therapist visit
• Aisling Discoveries –Early
Intervention program for
speech/language for
Simon/parent
• Training for ECE and the child
•preschool children , home
visiting for new parents
•Provide assistance for financial
support
Observe the child/child
interaction with others and the
environment
May.01/2014
April.05/2014
June.07/2014
July.05/2014
May.05/2014

27. Conclusion
 The family we had to meet the needs is:
-New to Toronto
-Simon who was 3 years old diagnosed with autism
-His dad is single father
-He has 2 older teenage children
As an ECE what are the services that we referred to them upon dad’s request
• Toronto Preschool Speech & Language Services
• Adventure Place
• Aisling Discoveries
• Toronto ABA Services

28. Progress in Speech/Language
Early intervention will make difference

29. Autism Prevalence On The Rise

30. Meeting the Needs of Children and
Families
• Thank you for understanding the needs of Simon and his family
• Altogether we can make a change in their life
WHY?
• To gain Social Capital
• Help everyone learn and understand how WE ALL can work and live
together by helping each other

31. Questions/Comments
 2 Teaching strategies that we mentioned for impulse control
 2 strategies for meeting the needs/modification in physical environment
 2 services to meet the needs of Simon’s family

32. Bibliography
www.adventureplace.ca/services
Adventure Place, 2014
www.aislingdiscoveries.on.ca
Aisling Discoveries, 2014
www.asdlanguage.com
ASD Reading,2014
www.asdreading.com
www.autism-society.org
www.autismspeaks.org
Autism speaks, 2014
www.citynews.ca
www.parenting4tommorrowblogspot.com
www.specialchildren.about.com/od/speechtherapy/tp/homespeech.htm
www.spectacularbond.com
www.surreyplace.on.ca
Toronto ABA services, 2014
www.tpsls.on.ca
Toronto Speech and Language Therapy,2014