The Value of Parent-Implemented Interventions
A recent article published in Developmental Neurorehabilitation (Lanovaz, Rapp, Maciw, Dorion, and Prégent-Pelletier, 2014), looks at the findings of a study into the effects of parent-implemented behavioural interventions. The study was concerned with 3 children who had verbal stereotypies and …
Celebrating Friendships In Honour of Valentine’s Day
Photo credit – Mattox on Stock Photo Most of us will be celebrating Valentine’s Day this month in one form or another and for many children it’s an opportunity to celebrate the friendships that surround them. That’s why in this …
A Leading Edge Approach to Improved Service
At FCPG, we are constantly striving to improve our service and we are very excited to have found a technology that we feel provides us with a way to offer a significant improvement in our service delivery by fundamentally changing …
How to Help Your Anxious Child
It was our pleasure to host a workshop on November 22nd, looking at how families can support their child with anxiety and the event created lots of discussion around the subject. Although the session was focused on those with autism …
FCPG July Newsletter
Welcome to Family Centred Practices Group Focus, Family Centred Practices Group’s monthly roundup of news, information, resources, strategies and supports for families of children with autism and related disabilities. We are here for your family. If there’s anything you …
Photos from the 2013 Walk Now For Autism Speaks Canada
We brought Dora the Explorer with us to this year’s Walk Now for Autism Speaks Canada on September 29th in Stanley Park. We were glad to see so many smiling faces supporting such a great cause. Watch the slideshow below …
What to do if your child’s transition didn’t go as planned
As we’ve discussed in previous posts, school transitions can be tough. Even the most thorough transition plans can go awry, for any number of reasons. If this has happened with your child’s transition to a new grade or school here …
Planning your child’s kindergarten transition
Why is it so important to plan for your child’s transition to kindergarden? Transitions can be very stressful for families, especially when there are unique needs that may need to be condidered. One way to reduce the stress of …
5 Considerations When Asked to Participate in Research
Odds are, you’ve been asked to participate in research at some point in your life. Scientific research is the backbone of many fields, including that of Applied Behaviour Analysis, and those fields often rely on voluntary participation in research for …
What do parents want to know?
Last week on our blog, we talked about how professionals can best offer help to families. This week, we’re focusing on what families want to know more about. I was honoured to be asked to give a presentation to Early …