Does Your Child Speak with Hesitations and Repetitions? Here’s How you Can Help.
Regardless of whether your child is identified as a stutterer, use the tips below to help reduce the frequency of his/her hesitations and repetitions. Keep in mind that hesitations and repetitions are often a normal part of speech and language development. Speak with...
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and the SLP – A Brief Overview
There are many decisions to make and many services available when your child has red flags for ASD or has been diagnosed with ASD. The decision about when and who to see can be very overwhelming. Below is a brief overview of what SLPs do Assessments Completed by an...
Stimulating Communication Development at Home
The many transitions that all students have had during the last two pandemic years have greatly impacted their learning, development of communication, and their social skills. Students with speech and language disorders in particular, have been adversely affected by...
School Readiness for Your Preschooler – 5 Tips to Get Started
Ages 3-4 years Literacy – look for familiar logos, store, or restaurant names. Name them as often as possible. Number concepts – when shopping, count together the fruits you are putting in a plastic bag (e.g. 5 apples, 3 pears) Literacy – hang letters on your...
Speech and Hearing Month
In our final post for Speech and Hearing Month, it is important to ensure that accessible communication is a human right. We continue to advocate and support our clients so that the barriers they face are addressed. We educate clients’ families and caregivers and...
Bruce Willis’s story of Aphasia
Bruce Willis’s diagnosis of Aphasia has drawn attention to this communication disorder that we as speech-language pathologists assess and treat on a regular basis. Aphasia is a communication disorder that occurs after when there is damage to the brain in the part that...
Services include assessment and therapy programs that address your communication concerns after 18 years of age.
Services include assessment and therapy programs for pre-school and school-aged children up to 18 years of age.
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ONTARIO AUTISM PROGRAM (OAP) SERVICE PROVIDER
The Ontario Autism Program (OAP) allows parents to access speech therapy from the service provider of their choice. Speech Therapy Centres of Canada’s speech-language pathologists (speech therapists) are part of the Ontario Autism Program grant to provide increased capacity and to provide services to those families in need.
ABOUT THE ONTARIO AUTISM PROGRAM (OAP)
The Ontario Autism Program (OAP) offers support to families of children and youth on the autism spectrum. Children and youth who have been diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) by a qualified professional are eligible for the program. Children receive services and supports until the age of 18.
ONTARIO AUTISM PROGRAM (OAP) ELIGIBILITY
- To register for the Ontario Autism Program, your child must:
- be under age 18
- currently live in Ontario
- have a written diagnosis of autism from a qualified professional
For more information about the Ontario Autism Program, please visit: https://www.ontario.ca/page/ontario-autism-program
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120 West Beaver Creek Road. Unit 22 Richmond Hill, ON L4B 1L2
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Proudly serving the following locations through our Richmond Hill Ontario office:
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