The Galloway School Break program offers service during the school holiday, march Break and an 8-week summer program for youth aged 12 to 18 with and Autism Spectrum Disorder and/or a developmental disability. The goal of this service is to provide a brief break for youth and their families in a safe, supportive environment with a family-centered approach. This service involves community access, outings, physical activities and skill development with a focus of socialization and life skills enhancing an individuals capacity and independence.
Steps to access the program:
- Call the program at 416-724-7444
- Set up an intake appointment to discuss the program, its cost structure, suitability and interest
- Complete required paperwork; support to complete can be provided
Registration for Summer 2024 is OPEN!
AYCES School Break Respite program operates during the festive holidays, March Break and 8 weeks during the summer. The AYCES Program provide a brief break with a flexible family/youth centered approach, providing a safe fun space to get to together with their peers. The program’s focus is community access and independence, commuting to and from community activities with the TTC, participating in community events and activities. This service strives to promote independence, encouraging the development and maintaining of a peer network, empowering them build their capabilities, with the goal of enhancing their social and life skills development.
How to Enroll
- Call the program at 416-724-7444
- Set up an intake appointment to discuss the program, its cost structure, suitability and interest
- Complete required paperwork *support to complete can be provided
Registration for Summer 2024 is OPEN!
Our Galloway Saturday Respite program offers a range of accessible relief services for youth aged 12 to 18 and adults aged 18 to 35 with a developmental disability or an autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The goal of these services is to provide quality and flexible family centred programming that promotes the development of both social and life skills to the young adults who attend.
Access to service is based on an individual’s plan, family’s changing needs and availability. To be eligible all participants will have to complete a respite plan that meets our service criteria. This plan is reviewed yearly by staff and the family and/or individual. Available during breaks in the school year.
Steps to access the program:
- Call the program at 416-724-7444
- Set up an intake appointment to discuss the program, its cost structure, suitability and interest
- Complete required paperwork; support to complete can be provided
The AYCES Saturday Respite program operates two alternating Saturdays a month for youth 12 -18 with a Level 1 autism spectrum disorder. A goal of the AYCES Saturday Program is to provide a brief break with a flexible family/youth centered approach, providing a safe fun space to get to together with their peers. This service strives to engages youth, encouraging the development and maintaining of a peer network, empowering them build their capacity, enhancing their social and life skills through community access and social activities.
How to Enroll
- Call the program at 416-724-7444
- Set up an intake appointment to discuss the program, its cost structure, suitability and interest
- Complete required paperwork *support to complete can be provided
Rapid and personalized care to support children with autism to keep themselves from harm as well as their loved ones.
Children with autism are particularly vulnerable to harm, including inappropriate behaviours, negative thoughts, and physical aggression. Safety is a critical issue among their families and caregivers. Our new Urgent Response Service provides timely services to address a specific need, designed to prevent risk escalation to self, others, and/or property. Children and their families can receive up to 12 weeks of personalized services and support, which may include:
- Short-term consultation with a child’s intervention team, caregivers and educators
- Respite services
- Direct support to the family and professionals involved to implement behaviour therapy with the child using a mediator model approach.
Each child and family will have an Urgent Response Service Coordinator working with them to develop and oversee the service plan. The coordinator will also provide service navigation to other services within or outside the Ontario Autism Program.
If you have additional questions, contact Surrey Place at 1-833-575-KIDS (5437) or childrens.registration@surreyplace.ca
Referral Details
All referrals are welcome. Families can self-refer or can be referred by a clinician, care coordinator or other relevant professionals. Upon referral, you will be screened to determine if you are eligible.
Eligibility Details
- Ages: 0 to 18 years
- Must have a diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder (ASD)
- Registered in the Ontario Autism Program (OAP).
- Showing one of the following high-risk behaviours that have escalated in intensity over the last 14 days:
- Suicidal ideation or behaviour
- Violent thinking
- Fire starting
- Harm to animals
- Risk of exploitation
- Self-injurious behaviour
- Aggression
- Inappropriate sexual behaviour
- Flight risk
- Property destruction
The Galloway After School Program (GASP) is a socialization, life skills, and activity group for adolescents and young adults in East Toronto who have been diagnosed with Autism or a mild to moderate developmental challenge.
Participants will learn life skills such as cooking, street-safety, hygiene, managing and understanding emotions, and healthy relationships. GASP helps meet individual needs and provides a safe, structured, and fun environment where they can learn and develop more independence skills. Activities and outings encourage a sense of cooperation, responsibility, and achievement.
The program operates under the principles of ABA to understand behaviour and to help develop goals for the youth, with a focus on learning and the enhancement of social and life skill development. Youth are assigned Primary Workers are responsible for the ongoing monitoring on the progress of goals.
The program runs two afternoons a week during the school year – approximately seven hours per week. The staffing ratio is one staff member per four youth.
Steps to access the program:
- Call the program at 416-724-7444 or Fahmida.momen@stridestoronto.ca to start the intake process
- Set up an intake appointment to discuss the program, its cost structure, suitability and interest
- Complete required paperwork; support to complete can be provided