What is the Caregiver-Mediated Early Years Program? (CMEY)
Autism Services Caregiver-Mediated Early Years programs are no-cost to the family. These play-based and child-led programs for young children, ages 12 months to 48 months, aim to build caregivers’ capacity to support their child’s skill development by teaching strategies that may help their young children learn new skills and meet individual goals.
Who is eligible?
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Your child must be a registered member of the Ontario Autism Program (AccessOAP).
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Eligible families will receive an invitation from the Ministry via email and/or post mail.
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Only families with invitations are able to sign up for the program.
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Families are encouraged to check their AccessOAP portal frequently for new offers and information.
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If you have received an invitation you can reach our Family Support Worker by phone at 519-753-3153 ext. 329, or by email at autism@lansdownecc.com to plan your service.
What can I expect?
Autism Services at Lansdowne Children's Centre offers Pivotal Response Training (PRT), and hosts an Entry to School (ETS) program.
Pivotal Response Training (PRT)
A variation of Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA) type therapy, Pivotal Response Training focuses on more comprehensive “pivotal” areas, such as increasing a child's motivation to learn, initiate communication, and monitor their own behaviours.
Entry To School (ETS)
Autism Services Entry to School Program is no-cost to the family. This program helps children develop school-readiness skills and provides transition supports as they enter kindergarten or Grade 1 for the first time.
This group-based program is delivered multi-disciplinary staff with expertise in:
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Autism Spectrum Disorder
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Applied behaviour Analysis
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Speech-language pathology
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Occupational Therapy
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Early Childhood development
Who is eligible?
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You child must be registered in the Ontario Autism Program (AccessOAP).
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Eligible families will receive an invitation from the Ministry
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Only families with invitiations are eligible to sign up for this program
Families are encouraged to check their AccessOAP portal frequently.
Lansdowne has no access to, or influence in, ministry invitations.
If you have received an ETS invitation, plese connect with a Family Support Worker by phone at 519-753-3153 ext 329, or by email, autism@lansdowne.com, to plan your service.
For further information you can reach our Family Support Workers by phone at 519-753-3153 ext. 239, or by email at autism@lansdownecc.com to share your questions, compliments or concerns.