Transition Supports
Ask a School Consultant
Parents and caregivers of children and youth with autism may experience challenges with their child’s school placement, helping school staff understand their child’s needs, and understanding the services and supports your school board may offer. Seeing your child struggle with accessing curriculum or thriving in either virtual or in-school placements can be difficult.
Come and chat with a Kinark school consultant and other parents about your experiences, how to effectively advocate for your child, school policies and practices, individualized education plans (IEPs) and effective collaboration, as well as other valuable tips and tools for navigating and interacting with the school system.
Sessions are held virtually through our secure video conferencing platform.
April 10
Date: April 10, 2025 from 12 to 1 p.m.
April 30
Date: April 30, 2025 from 12 to 1 p.m.
Poser Vos Questions à Nos Consultantes D’écoles
Les parents et les tuteurs des enfants qui ont un diagnostic de trouble du spectre de l’autisme (TSA) peuvent avoir des difficultés ou des questions concernant le placement scolaire de leur enfant. Les parents aimeraient aider le personnel de l’école à comprendre les besoins de leur enfant, et en retour comprendre les services et le soutien que votre conseil scolaire peut offrir.
Venez discuter avec une analyste du comportement de Kinark ainsi qu’avec d’autres parents, de vos expériences, comment appuyer efficacement votre enfant, discuster des politiques et pratiques scolaires et des plans d’enseignement individualisés (PEI). Nous allons aussi vous proposer des stratégies pour travailler en collaboration avec le système scolaire. Vous obtiendrez plusieurs conseils et outils précieux pour naviguer et interagir avec le monde scolaire.
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Transition to Kindergarten
Kinark’s free Transition to Kindergarten sessions help to educate parents and caregivers as they prepare to enter into school.
Wondering how to support your child’s transition to kindergarten? This workshop is tailored to prepare families for this significant milestone with helpful information and tips. In this workshop you will learn about steps to prepare your child for school, effective communication with the school, visual supports, and more!
Bring specific questions to the session about your child’s needs or meet with a member of our Service Navigation team for assistance as a follow up!
Sessions are approximately an hour and a half in length and held virtually through our secure video conferencing platform.
There are currently no upcoming sessions planned.
Transition to High School
Kinark’s free Transition to High School sessions help to educate parents and caregivers as they prepare to enter into high school.
The transition to High School workshop is tailored to prepare families with helpful information and tips to help decrease some of the stress and anxiety related to this significant milestone.
In this workshop, we build awareness to support a successful transition including ways to familiarize your child to the new school, prepare you for school meetings, skills, and routines to work on before the transition and more. The goal of this session is to provide you with ways to prepare your child for this transition, as well to support you in feeling more confident and informed.
Bring specific questions to the session about your child’s needs or meet with a member of our Service Navigation team for assistance as a follow up!
Sessions are approximately two hours in length and held virtually through our secure video conferencing platform.
There are currently no upcoming sessions planned
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Transition to Adulthood
Kinark’s free Transition to Adulthood sessions help to educate parents and caregivers on the services and supports available once their child turns 18.
These sessions provide participants with various community supports, financial/estate planning and education, and additional information to assist with transition planning. They also share important information about Developmental Services Ontario (DSO) and the Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP).
Bring specific questions to the session about your child’s needs or meet with a member of our Foundational Service Specialists for assistance as a follow up!
Sessions are approximately one hour in length and held virtually through our secure video conferencing platform.
Upcoming Sessions
March
Date: March 24, 2025 from 1 to 2 p.m.
April
Date: April 14, 2025 from 1 to 2 p.m.
May
Date: May 12, 2025 from 1 to 2 p.m.
June
Date: June 16, 2025 from 1 to 2 p.m.