Ontario Autism Program: foundational family services
Learn about foundational family services for everyone registered in the Ontario Autism Program, including eligibility and how to find services.
Overview
Foundational family services are available free of charge to all families registered in the Ontario Autism Program.
Foundational family services aim to give you more tools to work with your child or youth and participate in their ongoing learning and development through services and supports that are:
- informed by evidence
- delivered by a range of professionals
- are responsive to your family’s changing needs over time and your child’s needs, strengths and developmental stage
- offered in a variety of ways, including virtual, self-directed, in-person or group-based
- tailored to the unique regional, language and cultural needs in different communities
- offered by organizations using collaborative, innovative and interprofessional approaches to work with other partners in your community
Services
Services are available through providers across Ontario and may include the following types of options:
- Family and peer mentoring – share experiences in a supportive, informative and social atmosphere
- Caregiver workshops and follow-up coaching sessions – information, education and resources on a variety of topics
- Brief targeted consultations – direct support to help address a specific need and support your child’s skill development
- Transition supports – help preparing for your child’s personal and educational transitions as well as transitions to adulthood
- Family resource and clinic days – brainstorm, consult and problem-solve with professionals
Eligibility
Everyone registered in the Ontario Autism Program is eligible to receive foundational family services.
You can choose to access these services at any point based on your needs, at no cost. There are no limits to the number of times you can register for these services.
Find services
You can contact the service providers listed below to ask questions, learn about what types of programming are available and register.
You can access foundational family services from any of the providers listed below – regardless of where you live. You can also choose to access services from multiple providers to meet your family’s needs, including virtual and in-person services, where available.
Contact a service provider:
| Name | Address | Phone | Region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bethesda Community Services | 3310 Schmon Parkway, Thorold, Ontario | Western | |
| Haldimand-Norfolk REACH | 101 Nanticoke Creek Parkway, Townsend, Ontario | Western | |
| Lansdowne Children’s Centre | 39 Mount Pleasant Street, Brantford, Ontario | Western | |
| McMaster Children’s Hospital / Ron Joyce Children’s Health Centre | 325 Wellington Street North, Hamilton, Ontario | Western | |
| TVCC (formerly Thames Valley Children’s Centre) and John McGivney Children’s Centre | 779 Base Line Road East, London, Ontario | Western | |
| Catulpa Community Support Services | 165 Ferris Lane, Barrie, Ontario | Central | |
| Community Living North Halton | 917 Nipissing Road, Suite B, Milton, Ontario | Central | |
| Dufferin Child and Family Services | 655 Riddell Road, Orangeville, Ontario | Central | |
| ErinoakKids Centre for Treatment and Development | 1230 Central Parkway West, Mississauga, Ontario | Central | |
| Kerry’s Place Autism Services | 17345 Leslie Street, Suite 200 Newmarket, Ontario | Central | |
| KidsAbility | 500 Hallmark Drive, Waterloo, Ontario | Central | |
| Kinark Child and Family Services | 7271 Warden Avenue, Markham, Ontario | Central | |
| Mackenzie Health | 10 Trench Street, Richmond Hill, Ontario 570 Bryne Dr, Unit H, Barrie, Ontario | Central | |
| Reach Out Centre for Kids | 471 Pearl Street, Burlington, Ontario | Central | |
| Sunbeam Developmental Resource Centre | 205-1120 Victoria St. N, Kitchener, Ontario | Central | |
| Woodview Mental Health and Autism Services | 69 Flatt Road, Burlington, Ontario | Central | |
| York Support Services Network | 240 Edward Street, Unit 3, Aurora, Ontario | Central | |
| ABA Northern Services & Training Inc. | 159 Pine Street, Greater Sudbury, Ontario | Northern | |
| Behaviour Analysis North | 239 Pine Street, Greater Sudbury, Ontario | Northern | |
| Breakthrough Speech & Language Therapy | 1191 Lansing Avenue, Unit 1, Sudbury, Ontario 414 Second Avenue East, North Bay, Ontario | Northern | |
| Bright Spot Therapy Service Ltd. | 11 Rea Street North, Suite #205, Timmins, Ontario | Northern | |
| Child & Community Resources | 662 Falconbridge Road, Sudbury, Ontario | Northern | |
| Creative Therapy Associates | 1234 Amber Drive, Thunder Bay, Ontario | Northern | |
| FIREFLY | 820 Lakeview Drive, Kenora, Ontario | Northern | |
| Flourish Behavioural Health and Education Inc. | 190 Church Street, Garson, Ontario | Northern | |
| George Jeffrey Children’s Centre | 200 Brock Street East, Thunder Bay, Ontario | Northern | |
| Hands TheFamilyHelpNetwork.ca | 391 Oak Street East, North Bay, Ontario | Northern | |
| Ignite Positive Behaviour | 705B Victoria Avenue, Thunder Bay, Ontario | Northern | |
| Mariani and Associates | 208 Caswell Drive, Greater Sudbury, Ontario | Northern | |
| Northern Outreach and Clinical Services | 1549 Fairburn Street, Greater Sudbury, Ontario | Northern | |
| One Kids Place Children’s Treatment Centre | 400 McKeown Avenue, North Bay, Ontario | Northern | |
| Superior Life Skills | P.O. Box 21117 Grandview Mall, Thunder Bay, Ontario | Northern | |
| THRIVE Child Development Centre | 74 Johnson Avenue, Sault Ste Marie, Ontario | Northern | |
| Canopy Support Services | 150 O'Carroll Avenue, Peterborough, Ontario | Eastern | |
| Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario | 401 Smyth Road, Ottawa, Ontario | Eastern | |
| ConnectWell Community Health | 30 Bennett Street, Carleton Place, Ontario | Eastern | |
| Counselling Services of Belleville and District | 12 Moira Street East, Belleville, Ontario | Eastern | |
| Grandview Children’s Centre | 600 Townline Road South, Oshawa, Ontario | Eastern | |
| Kinark Child and Family Services | 600 Alden Road, Suite 200, Markham, Ontario | Eastern | |
| Lake Ridge Community Support Services | 900 Hopkins Street, Whitby, Ontario | Eastern | |
| Maltby Centre | 31 Hyperion Court, Suite 100, Kingston, Ontario | Eastern | |
| Kerry's Place Autism Services | 222 Lesmill Road, Toronto, Ontario | Toronto | |
| Lumenus Community Services | 1126 Finch Avenue West, Unit 16, Toronto, Ontario | Toronto | |
| Strides Toronto | 325 Milner Avenue, Suite 110, Scarborough, Ontario | Toronto | |
| Surrey Place | 2 Surrey Place, Toronto, Ontario | Toronto |
Updated: June 13, 2024
Published: August 04, 2020