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Special Needs Quick Tip Videos
Do you care for newcomer children with special needs? Do you ever wonder how you can better support them? Read More
Great and Sustainable First Impressions
Education Online has launched with the Forth in a series of 4 workshops. Watch the trailer for Great and Sustainable First Impressions below then click Watch More to watch the full workshop.
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Positive Guidance Tools of the Trade: Encouragement vs. Judgment and Praise
It seems a simple thing to say that encouragement is one of the tools of positive guidance that will promote appropriate behaviour in children. But there are a few things to be mindful of. Read MoreWelcoming Refugee Families Workshop
Education Online has launched with the second in a series of 4 workshops. Watch the trailer for Bring a Children's Story to Life below then click Watch More to watch the full workshop.Watch More
Special Needs Section Added
Do you have children with special needs in your program? Newcomer families who have children with special needs have diverse needs and unique challenges. CMAS has compiled a library of resources and links to a variety of organizations and supports in the community to help you. Read MoreOntario Infant Hearing Program
The Ontario Infant Hearing Program offers universal hearing screening for all newborns, in order to identify infants who are born deaf or hard of hearing, or who are at risk for developing hearing loss in early childhood. Read More…Children’s Treatment Centres
Ontario Association of Children’s Rehabilitation Services (OACRS) provides services for children and youth with disabilities and their families. The services target children and youth with a variety of developmental, physical and communication challenges such as: autism spectrum disorder, spina bifida, cerebral palsy, cystic fibrosis, muscular dystrophy and developmental delay. Read More…Diagnostic Information and Resources
You can find reliable information for professionals and parents on topics including diagnostic information sheets, specific programming ideas, programming resources, and referral services on these websites
Apraxia Kids
www.apraxia-kids.org
Autism Ontario
www.autismontario.com
Canadian Down Syndrome Society
www.cdss.ca
Community Living Ontario
www.cltoronto.ca
ConnectABILITY
www.connectability.ca
Epilepsy Ontario
www.epilepsyontario.org
Geneva Centre For Autism
www.autism.net
Learning Disabilities Association of Canada
www.ldac-acta.ca
Muscular Dystrophy Canada
https://muscle.ca/
Ontario Federation for Cerebral Palsy
www.ofcp.ca
Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus Association of Canada
www.sbhac.ca
Surrey Place Centre
www.surreyplace.ca
The Easter Seal Society
www.easterseals.org
Safe Kids Canada (Hospital for Sick Children)
www.safekidscanada.ca