Their programs aren’t cookie cutter, they are unique and outside the box.
🍭Empowered Academy believes in making therapy fun and functional. Today, their empowered kids are playing with a parachute — and while it may look like just fun and games, there’s so much learning happening underneath that rainbow canopy! 🌈
Through parachute play, kids are:
✨ Building communication skills by taking turns and following group directions
✨ Practicing motor planning and coordination
✨ Developing social connections and teamwork
✨ Regulating their sensory systems through movement and rhythm
✨ Boosting confidence as they engage in new and exciting ways
When therapy looks like fun, skills start to generalize — showing up not just in session, but at school, at home, and out in the world. 🌍
Category Archives: Social
🌟Exiting News – The Gloucester Association for Children with Special Needs Has Open Spots Available!
Are you looking for a fun, supportive, and inclusive space for your child? The Gloucester Association for Children with Special Needs is welcoming new participants! 💙
Interested? Have questions? They would love to chat!
Send them a message or email them at info@gacsn.org
Registration is Open for Bolts4Kids Summer Teen Clubhouse!
Reach out to admin@bolts4kids.ca or check them out at bolts4kids.ca for more info and to start your registration process!
Registration for DragonFly® Moving Minds Summer 2025 is NOW OPEN!
To register and for more information contact laura@dragonflydownsyndrome.com.
❗️Important Changes to Building Blocks programs❗️
If you use or plan to register for their programs, please take the time to read their message:
https://ebbuildingblocks.ca/news/
🎲 Adventure Awaits! Explore, Create, and Connect Through Role-Playing Games!
Looking for a safe and creative space where teens can express themselves, build social skills, and have fun?
PlayStories.ca offers personalized role-playing game (RPG) sessions tailored for teens on the autism spectrum.
🎲 Start One-on-One
Every player begins with customized one-on-one sessions designed to build confidence, communication, and teamwork skills.
🎲 Transition to a Group Adventure
When ready, players can join a group program to collaborate, make friends, and dive into epic Dungeons & Dragons adventures!
• Develop social and problem-solving skills
• Experience guided storytelling tailored to individual needs
• Build connections in a welcoming, inclusive community
📅 Sign Up Today!
Visit www.playstories.ca or email shawn.roske@gmail.com
🏫Reflecting on our Practice: Ten Ways Schools Can Foster Belonging Among Students With and Without Disabilities
Suggested reading by OIFN: Ontario Independent Facilitation Network
Check out this reflection guide from the PROGRESS Center at the American Institutes for Research. Although the questions are asked from an education lens, they can easily be applied to thinking about our communities and social groups.
https://promotingprogress.org/sites/default/files/2022-02/Fostering_Belonging_Handout.pdf
🧑🎨It’s Time for Clubs With LDAO-C
Art and Lego clubs both start this Saturday. A fun social outing that reinforces social skills and friendship making.
🏗️Lego Club
What a great way to spend a Saturday morning – Lego Club!!
LEGO CLUB
SATURDAY MORNING 9:30 – 10:30
Ldao-c invites Lego fans to join them Saturday mornings! A chance to have fun, make friends and learn social skills in a relaxed environment. Located in their new learning centre on Merivale Road, allowing parents to have an hour to shop or relax.
Cost: $125.00. Join the Art Club that follows and save – both for $200.00
Email programs@ldaottawa.com to register.