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Weekend Autism Play Groups

Overview

Saturday Autism Play Groups programs combine the award-winning Integrated Play Groups®, Friend 2 Friend Autism Demystification®, and SCERTS® models. These comprehensive programs are inclusive peer play, educational programs that focus on developing the social, communication, and peer play competencies of all the children participating.

About Play Groups Programs

Saturday Autism Play Groups programs are small, stable groups of children and youths ages 5 to 13 that meet regularly under the guidance of highly trained professionals to play. Each group consists of one child with autism and one to two siblings from the same household.

Fall 2020/Spring 2021 Programs

Play Centre Single-Family Programs (in-person programs). We offer single-family in-person play groups (one child with autism and one to two siblings from the same household). We are offering these programs during the Fall Term September to December, and Spring Term March to June 2021.

Families who do not have siblings to register please see our online play groups programs.

Unbox & Play Online Play Groups program for children ages 6 to 10.

RPG (Role Play Game) Online Play Groups for children ages 11 to 14.

Services

Like all Friend 2 Friend Programs, our Saturday Play Groups are comprehensive programs that focus on the development of the social, communication, and peer play competencies of all the children participating. The Society provides the following services (all included in the fee):

Pre-Program Services

Online Family Course (for new families)
Program Coordinator intake phone call
Registration supports as required
Virtual Transition visit (for new families)
Administrative services (forms, payments, etc.) Families may use Autism Funding or Distance Learning Funding.
Individualized program design and planning

In Program Services

Fourteen – Full hour sessions
Small stable groups of no more than three children in each group.
Weekly Saturday one hour sessions.
2 hours per session of programs design, planning, team meetings and data collection
Affinity-based materials and visual preparations
Pre and Post-program team standing meetings
Highly trained consistent professional team (1 Master Guide, 1 Play Guide)
Weekly session notes and data collection
Weekly emails with updates
All materials purchase and designs
All visuals designed and created
Written interim report with individualized goals
Re-registration consultation (upon request)