Practical Support

When practical support is recommended, we proceed with individualized sessions/consultations that include information and discussions, hands-on application including modeling, observation and feedback in your personal context/environment, and support for processes, documentation and research.

 

Information and discussion can include general information, pertinent research and theories, experiential information, and real-life examples and recommendations drawn directly from the observations and sessions occurring during the needs evaluation.

 

The hands-on modeling and observation sessions occur directly with the individuals, family, or teams, in their own environment, in order to offer specific solutions that are realistic and applicable.

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Practical information and support can include, but is not limited to:

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• Information

  • Creation of individualized sessions or a personalized workshop to meet your needs

    • Firsthand accounts of autistic individual’s personal experiences

    • Proposed perspective shifting

    • Discussion of various theories including SACCADE, Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, understanding behaviour and communication, sensory systems, social emotional learning and how they relate to autism or diverse needs

    • Understanding autistic thinking and how it may be impacting learning and goals

    • Breakdown of the Individualized Education Plan (IEP) process, and practical suggestions for choosing goals

    • Real life examples

  • Explanation of public and private support systems in the human services field (school, CLSC, CRDI etc.)

  • Recommendations from various professionals in the specials needs field and community

  • Opportunities to ask your pertinent questions

 

• Application of tools, methods and strategies in your context/environment

  • Observation and feedback sessions in your day to day life, in various environments if applicable

  • Modeling in real-time/real life situations of the various theories and tools/techniques

  • General behaviour intervention/management

  • Practice sessions to try tools, methods and strategies in the context/environment in various areas

    • changing personal behaviour patterns

    • time management

    • taking small steps towards your goals

  • Understanding and meeting needs effectively

  • How to integrate behaviour strategies into the environment effectively, respectfully and naturally

  • How to realistically integrate professional (SLP, OT etc.) recommendations into your daily reality (alternative communication, sensory programs etc.)

  • How to ensure teaching, and not only compliance

  • Gaining and maintaining joint attention of the individual instead of prompted responses

  • Teaching emotional regulation

  • Implementing structure, schedules and routines

  • Understanding and defining family member/professional roles and responsibilities, and setting boundaries between the roles

  • Providing a quality of support that maintains dignity and humanity of the individual, despite the barriers they may face

  • Creating and maintaining independence as long as possible

  • Successful techniques for integration into various environments

 

• Processes

  • Accompaniment to team meetings (school, workplace, evaluations etc.)

  • Contact and/or visitation of various possible resources (day programs etc.)

 

• Documentation

  • Production of intervention plans

  • Support for IEP writing and choosing of goals

  • Completion of required paperwork

 

• Research

  • Investigation of possible resources that could address your need(s)