Autism Services

Group therapy room at AlphaBee Etobicoke

Seven services, 18 months to 18 years
Etobicoke, Scarborough and Hamilton
Centre, home, school and online
Since 2008

Some families come knowing exactly what they’re looking for; others want help sorting through the options. Either is fine. Your child’s needs may also change over time, and different services may be a better fit at different stages. Start with the descriptions below, or talk it through with us.

How our services fit together

Our services fall into four main areas. ABA Therapy includes early intervention for younger children and individualized ABA services through childhood and adolescence, delivered at our centres, at home, at school or online. Social & Communication includes speech and language therapy and small-group programs that help children and teens build communication and social skills with peers. Specialized Programs offer either more intensive support for learners with significant interfering behaviour or focused, lower-hour ABA for learners working on a smaller number of specific goals. For Caregivers includes coaching and JASPER programs that help families build skills and support learning in everyday routines.

Draft — shorter option

Our services fall into four areas. ABA Therapy covers early intervention and one-to-one ABA through childhood and the teen years. Social & Communication covers speech therapy and small social groups with peers. Specialized Programs offer more intensive support for significant behaviour, or focused work on a few goals. For Caregivers helps families build skills through coaching and JASPER.

You may already know which service feels like the right fit, or you may want help deciding. A Clinical Supervisor can talk through your child’s needs and goals with you and recommend the option that makes the most sense now — knowing that those needs may change over time.

ABA Therapy
Early Intervention ABA Therapy
Social & Communication
Social Skills Groups Speech Therapy
Specialized Programs
Empowering Skills Next Steps
For Caregivers
Caregiver Coaching JASPER

Start with your child's age

A rough guide, not a rule. Age narrows it down; the assessment decides it.

Your child's age	Usually starts with	Also worth a look
Under 4 years	Early Intervention	JASPER, Speech Therapy
4 to 6 years	ABA Therapy	Social Skills Groups, Speech Therapy
6 to 12 years	ABA Therapy	Social Skills Groups, Specialized Behaviour Services
13 to 18 years	Specialized Behaviour Services	Social Skills Groups, ABA Therapy

Caregiver Coaching sits outside this table. It is for the adults around a child, at any age, and your child does not have to be our client.

Start with your concerns

My child needs help building everyday skills and reducing behaviours: ABA Therapy — individualized 1:1 support for communication, learning, independence, play, daily living and other goals that matter to your child and family
They're not talking, or have very few words: ABA Therapy and Speech Therapy, or Early Intervention where communication is built into play
Behaviours are getting in the way of school, therapy or everyday life: Specialized Behaviour Services – Empowering Skills — for children and teens who need more support to participate safely and successfully, using Skill-Based Treatment to build communication, tolerance and cooperation skills
My child needs ABA, but a comprehensive program isn't possible right now: Goal-Based ABA — focused support around a small number of priority goals when funding, scheduling or family logistics make a broader ABA program difficult to access
My child doesn't need intensive ABA, but there are still skills we want to work on: Specialized Behaviour Services – Next Steps — focused ABA for children and teens who are managing well in school and daily life but would benefit from targeted support with a smaller number of goals
My child wants to connect with peers but needs some help along the way: Social Skills Groups — small groups, in ten-week blocks (summer terms are shorter), with peers working on the same things
We've just had a diagnosis and I don't know where to start: The free 30-minute consultation
We're on an ABA waitlist and need something now: Caregiver Coaching — receive training with one of our clinicians, or check out alphabeePRO for training
I'd like to learn some strategies myself: Parent courses on alphabeePRO, produced in-house by our clinical team

Start here

How it starts

Four steps to getting started.

A conversation

A free 30-minute call. Tell us about your child and what you are hoping for. No diagnosis required to start the conversation.

An assessment

We assess with established tools to find your child's starting point - what they can do now, and what comes next.

A program

Built for your child and delivered in a setting that suits their needs. Session data is recorded in Hive and reviewed by a Clinical Supervisor, who decides what to work on next.

A fuller picture

With your permission, we will contact your child's school or previous provider ourselves to gather what is relevant.

Where sessions happen

Family entrance hall at AlphaBee's Etobicoke centre, with benches and coat hooks — Etobicoke

Sunny play room at AlphaBee's Scarborough centre, with shelves of toys and bean bags — Scarborough

Therapy room at AlphaBee's Hamilton centre, with individual work stations and a sensory play corner — Hamilton

Three centres, plus sessions in your home, at school or daycare, and online across Ontario.

Let’s find the right fit

Tell us about your child and what you’re looking for. Together, we’ll explore the options and discuss what makes sense for your family right now.

Book a consultation Thirty minutes, free, no diagnosis needed.