Bringing together children in the true spirit of play and friendship.
Summer Autism Play Groups programs combine the award-winning Integrated Play Groups®, Friend 2 Friend Autism Demystification®, and SCERTS® models. These comprehensive summer programs are inclusive peer play, educational programs that focus on developing the social, communication and peer play competencies of all the children participating.
Summer programs are offered during July and August yearly. Play Group programs are offered online during the summer of 2020. The programs are designed to meet the social, communication and peer play needs of school-aged children.
The programs are small, stable groups of no more than three children. The programs are offered for 4 consecutive days, Mondays through Thursdays, mornings or afternoons. During Summer 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we are offering online play groups only.
Under the guidance of highly trained professionals, the programs are designed to bring together children with autism with their peers to support the development of true friendships as they participate in mutually engaging affinity-based play themes and child-led activities.
There are two types of programs to choose from, they are:
Like all Friend 2 Friend Programs, Summer Play Groups are comprehensive programs that focus on the development of the social, communication and peer play competencies of all the children participating. As part of the Summer Play Groups programs, we offer the following services:
Pre-Program Services
In Program Services
Other Services Offered by the Society (fees apply)
Please contact us at friend2friend@shaw.ca
SPRING & SUMMER BREAK PROGRAMS 2020
Days | Times | Ages | Start Date | End Date | Novice Player | Expert Player |
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RPG | Online Play Groups | |||||
Monday to Thursday | 11:00-12:00 | RPG Online Play Group ages 11-14 | Aug 17 | Aug 20 | 2 to 3 ($500) | Welcomed but not required |
The Society offers play centre programs for children with and without autism ages 3 through 16.