At Kerry’s Place Autism Services, we provide social, recreational, educational, consultation and behavioural learning opportunities for children, youth and adults. Our primary objective is to enhance the quality of life of the persons we support, and to empower them and their families, through evidence-based and person-directed supports.
These services are offered across the following areas:
Kerry’s Place Autism Services continues to review the guidance provided by Provincial Government and Public Health regarding COVID-19 practices. Kerry’s Place remains aware of the increase in numbers of Covid-19 cases in our communities, and therefore continues to maintain the same protocols regarding distancing, and the use of personal protective equipment during the delivery of our services and supports. We continue to prioritize the safety of the families we support, our communities, and our employees.
Kerry’s Place’s continues to offer a wide variety of in-person services and supports. As such, our offices and resource centers have an increased presence of staff members, and community members. We continue to actively screen those we support, their families, and visitors upon entering our offices, and when meeting with families in the community. The services currently being delivered and offered in person include:
We will always inform our communities should any of our processes or protocols change as a result of recommended guidance. We look forward to continuing to support families, and our communities.
Note: Workshop previously called "Funding Options" This workshop is intended for parents and caregivers of children and youth between the ages of 0-17, who are interested in learning about financial […]
Kerry’s Place is excited to offer Transitional Aged Youth Roundtables. The program is created for youth with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), ages 14-18, who are experiencing a transition. The group […]
This group consultation will provide parents and caregivers with an opportunity to seek strategies on how to navigate the education system and advocate for their child or youth with Autism […]
Foundational Family Services are available to all families registered in the Ontario Autism Program (OAP) as part of the new needs-based program. This live webinar is for family members who […]
Sibling Hang is an online group for adolescent-aged siblings of persons with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), offering opportunities to interact with others who may share similar experiences, questions, and interests. […]
Objective: Learn about the different types of resume formats and work with the Kerry’s Place Employment Supports team to build your resume. Suitable for: Participants who do not have a […]
This group uses children’s books to help young children with a sibling diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder learn about, and embrace difference. The group consists of a storybook reading, a related activity, and a follow-up parent debrief to discuss the story, its themes, and how to respond to questions that may arise later on. The storybook this month will be The Boy with Big, Big Feelings.
Our daily living curricula helps establish and develop participants’ ability to demonstrate greater independence in daily living tasks. Using evidence-based strategies, this group aims is to teach participants to manage […]
EmploymentWorks offers training for adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) who want to practice and develop the essential skills necessary to get and keep a job. This program involves structured […]
Objective: Develop social skills for the workplace and gain tips to interact with customers, colleagues and employers. Suitable for: Participants looking to enter the workforce, as well as those already […]
Our social skills curricula help to establish and develop participants’ skills in interacting and connecting with peers. Using evidence-based strategies, this group aims to provide the opportunity for participants to […]
EmploymentWorks offers training for adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) who want to practice and develop the essential skills necessary to get and keep a job. This program involves structured […]
Our emotional regulation curricula help to establish and develop participants’ abilities in the identification and use of skills in regulating emotions. Using evidence-based strategies and curricula; this program is designed […]
This 4-session group will help participants become more independent by providing strategies related to time management, organization, motivation, and problem solving skills. Participants will leave the group with helpful ideas to use when studying or completing homework. This group includes a parent debrief at the end of each session to review the strategies discussed, and how to put these strategies into practice.
Our emotional regulation curricula help to establish and develop participants’ abilities in the identification and use of skills in regulating emotions. Using evidence-based strategies and curricula; this program is designed […]
The Code is a 12-week group-based program aimed at providing teens with the foundational skills needed to understand the concepts of coding, and how they contribute to creating video games. […]
Living Life to the Full (LLTF) is a national flagship program of the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA). This program is open to adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), ages […]
The Rec Room is a leisure-based online social group. This group aims to increase opportunities for social interactions, fostering friendships, and having fun for adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). […]
Virtual Connection is a group aimed at providing children and youth with an opportunity to engage in group activities, and connect with others their age. Activities may include: get to […]
ARTfully Abstract provides participants with a space to engage in open-ended play while encouraging self-expression and artistic creation. This group incorporates activities that will create a community of creative learners […]
The Virtual Jam Session is a leisure-based online music group. This group is for persons with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and is open to all ages. The group is led […]
The Game Night provides participants with a space to interact through playing games while enabling meaningful socialization opportunities. During each session, youth will be encouraged to practice good sportsmanship, while […]
This workshop is intended for family members and caregivers who would like to enhance their skills in managing crisis situations, and learn about de-escalation techniques. Participants will be provided with […]
This group consultation will provide parents and caregivers with an opportunity to seek strategies on how to navigate the education system and advocate for their child or youth with Autism […]
Virtual Connection is a group aimed at providing children and youth with an opportunity to engage in group activities, and connect with others their age. Activities may include: get to […]
All About You: A Support Group for Children Aged 8-12 Who Have Siblings with a Diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder This 3-session group provides information about Autism Spectrum Disorder, a […]
This 10-week group uses fun and interactive activities to help teens explore and celebrate characteristics and traits that make them both unique, and similar to others. Don’t let internet research be your family’s only tool for learning about ASD. Group members will learn about self-advocacy, gain insight into a supportive ASD community, and learn what it means to identify as neurodiverse.
FUNdamentals was developed to provide participants with the necessary group and play skills required for participation in a group setting. Short activities are incorporated into each session that will create […]
The Game Night provides participants with a space to interact through playing games while enabling meaningful socialization opportunities. During each session, youth will be encouraged to practice good sportsmanship, while […]
This 2 ½-hour workshop introduces the various learning styles used by those with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), and strategies to support teaching a wide range of skills such as visual supports, prompting, and motivation. This workshop is intended for parents/caregivers and professionals supporting persons with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD).
Virtual Connection is a group aimed at providing children and youth with an opportunity to engage in group activities, and connect with others their age. Activities may include: get to […]
Kerry’s Place is excited to offer Transitional Aged Youth Socials (TAY Socials): Pathway to Independence, which focuses on daily living skills. The program is created for youth with Autism Spectrum […]
ARTfully Abstract provides participants with a space to engage in open-ended play while encouraging self-expression and artistic creation. This group incorporates activities that will create a community of creative learners […]
This teen-centered group provides a safe space for participants to connect with others their age while learning life skills and fostering independence. Throughout the group, participants will engage in recreational […]
This 2 ½-hour workshop will provide parents, caregivers and professionals supporting persons with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) information about communication differences in persons with ASD and strategies to support functional communication. The workshop will explore ways persons with ASD receive and express information through spoken language, augmentative communication systems, gestures, and visual supports.
This 2 ½-hour workshop provides parents, caregivers and professionals working with persons with Autism Spectrum Disorder strategies and tools to help persons with ASD understand the expected social skills to form meaningful relationships. More than simply making friends, the social world is full of “unwritten rules” and non-verbal communication that can be confusing for persons with ASD to understand. This workshop will explore social interaction characteristics related to ASD, and how context may impact success in social relationships.
Virtual Connection is a group aimed at providing children and youth with an opportunity to engage in group activities, and connect with others their age. Activities may include: get to […]
Participants will learn valuable life skills to help them make safer choices when on their own. Topics include: street smarts, people safety, community safety, online safety, emergencies vs. non-emergencies, accident […]
The Game Night provides participants with a space to interact through playing games while enabling meaningful socialization opportunities. During each session, youth will be encouraged to practice good sportsmanship, while […]
Sibling Workshops are offered once a month to children living in Peel region between the ages of 6 and 13 years old, who have a sibling with a diagnosis of […]
Foundational Family Services are available to all families registered in the Ontario Autism Program (OAP) as part of the new needs-based program. This live webinar is for family members who […]
Objective: Develop social skills in the workplace and gain tips to interact with customers, colleagues and employers. Suitable for: Participants looking to enter the workforce, as well as those already […]
This 2-hour workshop provides parents and caregivers with an understanding of financial supports available for their child or youth with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), in the province of Ontario. Topics include government funding, tax credits and benefits, and related financial resources.
Objective: Meet fellow Young Adults Project (YAP) participants, share experiences and learn from peers. This group is led by people with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) to highlight the voice of […]
This group offers parents and caregivers the opportunity to connect with others, using topic-focused conversation to provide a space to ask questions and gain insight from others with lived experience. Participants may share their successes, and discuss challenges experienced with other parents and caregivers. This offering is for caregivers of girls with Autism.
This 2 ½ -hour workshop teaches parents and caregivers strategies and tools to help their children and youth understand their diagnosis, using a strengths-based approach. Explaining and answering questions related to a diagnosis may be a lifelong discussion, and difficult to navigate. Autism Spectrum Disorder: Beyond the Diagnosis incorporates the research of Dr. Peter Vermeulen, related to helping persons with ASD understand themselves and their respective diagnosis. Dr. Peter Vermeulen is an author, lecture and consultant in the field of Autism Spectrum Disorder.
This monthly social group gives youth the opportunity to apply skills related to good sportsmanship by discussing recent social experiences, and playing collaborative games, in an informative and social atmosphere. This group includes a parent debrief to review the social and leisure skills discussed, and how parents and caregivers can help their youth put these skills into practice.
The group offers teen siblings of persons with Autism Spectrum Disorder the opportunity to meet and connect with others who share similar experiences, in a supportive and social environment. The group uses a variety of hobbies and interests to give group members a common ground to share their experiences and ask questions. Group members will have the opportunity to learn more about ASD, and ways they may support their siblings. This month’s topic will be videogaming.
This group consultation will provide parents and caregivers with an opportunity to seek strategies on how to navigate the education system and advocate for their child or youth with Autism […]
This workshop is geared towards parents and caregivers, and community members, interested in learning more about Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Common characteristics of ASD, possible strengths, needs, learning styles and […]
Objective: Learn about various types of interview questions and practice answering common interview questions. Suitable for: Participants who have little to no experience with interviews. Prerequisites: Confirmation of Young Adults […]
This workshop is intended for family members and caregivers who would like to enhance their skills in managing crisis situations, and learn about de-escalation techniques. Participants will be provided with […]
Kerry’s Place is excited to offer Transitional Aged Youth (TAY) Roundtables for youth with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), ages 14-18, who are experiencing a transition. The group encourages participants to […]
Making Sense of the Sensory World: Helping Persons with Autism Spectrum Disorder Understand Sensory Processing This 2 ½-hour workshop will introduce parents, caregivers and professionals supporting persons with Autism Spectrum […]
Master Minds: Strategies for Persons with Autism Spectrum Disorder aged 14-17 to Help with School and Homework This 4-session group will help participants become more independent by providing strategies related […]
Healthy Relationships and Sexuality: Strategies to Support Persons with Autism Spectrum Disorder This workshop will support parents and caregivers, and professionals in understanding relationships, boundaries, consent, sexuality and puberty in […]
Sibling Story Time: A Group for Children Aged 5-7 Who Have a Sibling with a Diagnosis Of Autism Spectrum Disorder This group uses children’s books to help young children with […]
This workshop is intended for family members and caregivers who would like to enhance their skills in managing crisis situations, and learn about de-escalation techniques. Participants will be provided with […]
Flush it Out: Strategies to Teach Toileting Routines to Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder This 2 ½-hour workshop provides strategies and tools you can use to establish a toileting routine […]
Don’t Tell Me To Calm Down: Strategies to Assist Persons with Autism Spectrum Disorder with Stress and Anxiety This 2 ½-hour workshop provides parents, caregivers and professionals supporting persons with […]
