On-Demand Training

Practical takeaways and real-life learnings from educators and former students with autism. Building relationships with autistic students, implementing accommodations, teaching communication skills and more.

This foundational course is presented by Dr. Todd Cunningham, a school and clinical psychologist. He is an Associate Professor at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education - University of Toronto, where he also chairs the School & Clinical Child Psychology program.

Understanding attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder and related conditions, and how they impact student learning. How to build an ADHD-friendly classroom, regulate the limbic system and more. With practical handouts.

Practical tools that help students and educators. Understanding the role of diversity and individual differences. Strategies are presented in case-study form, with detailed implementation support. 

Learn to recognize the core features of autism in early childhood. Develop your understanding of behaviours in neurodiverse children. Teach fundamental communication skills and manage challenging behaviour with established best practices.

A comprehensive review of autism spectrum disorder and learner accommodations. Includes strategies to support sensory sensitivities, prevent and address challenging behaviours and a facilitator guide for group training. 

This course is for educators who want to know where to begin. You will be informed on how to encourage functional play in students with ASD who struggle to join in.

Understanding autism spectrum disorder, in childhood and adulthood. Learn evidence-based interventions and accommodations. If you care for, teach or work alongside a person with autism, this is for you.

Deepen your understanding of autism spectrum disorder and neurodiverse workforce administration. Learn best practices for interviewing, hiring, onboarding, managing and retaining talent that will benefit your entire workforce.

Integrate evidence-based practices such as social-emotional learning, mindfulness, meditation and active listening to support the mental well-being of students and educators. Includes practical resources and techniques.

Identify autistic student mental health difficulties and their contributing factors. Learn how to utilize evidence based cognitive behavioural supports and promote the “6Cs” of resilience.

Learn the theory, strategies, and ethical considerations required to use ABA principles in your classroom. You will learn the theory and history of ABA with an emphasis on how to apply evidence-based strategies to teaching situations and program development for students with ASD. 

Students with autism may have difficulty expressing their wants, needs and preferences. Some students may appear unmotivated, and require extra assistance with daily routines or learning new skills. In this course, you will acquire the skills and knowledge to implement prompting and reinforcement strategies.

Concrete solutions for managing social media use in the classroom, including ways it can improve student well-being. Gain a better awareness of how social media affects student well-being and its role in learning. 

For children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), the impact of trauma is often camouflaged as behaviour and the features of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder masquerade as autism, leading those who provide intervention grappling with incredibly complex situations. What we have learned about trauma requires that we dig deeper and unravel the neurology of the response (a.k.a. behaviour).

Two in five people with autism have at least one diagnosed anxiety disorder. Understand why and what you can do to support autistic children. Learn teaching strategies to manage and lower anxiety levels, proactive action plans and more.

In this presentation, Dr. Alice Shillingsburg presents a variety of evidence-based procedures to promote social interactions and social communication with adults and peers.

Join Julie Koudys, Ph.D., C.Psych., BCBA-D, in a thoughtful presentation highlighting research that will inform your best approach to AAC systems.

Do you work with individuals who exhibit challenging behaviour? Are you knowledgeable in the basics of Applied Behaviour Analysis (ABA) theory and techniques? Do you wish to deepen your understanding? In this course, you will take a detailed look at the functional behavioural assessment process and learn intervention techniques to target behaviours of concern.

Guidelines for sex-education programs. Introducing intimacy, consent, message interpretation and sexual boundaries. Practical advice and information on how to respond to – and decrease – inappropriate behaviours. 

Anxiety disorders are among the most common and impairing psychiatric comorbidities seen in children and young people with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Anxiety-related issues and OCD are often misdiagnosed, unrecognized, or ignored. A major challenge for practitioners is determining whether observed symptoms are related to the core features of ASD or indicate the presence of OCD.

In this course, you'll learn essential instructional components for self-determination, and how to modify skill building for a variety of learners.You'll also learn how to facilitate communication, choice making and goal selection, and the key elements to teaching individual rights.

Designed for professionals who provide services to individuals with autism, developmental disabilities, and/or dual diagnosis in residential settings, this presentation reviews and provides strategies for common challenges encountered when supporting this population.

This recorded presentation will discuss critical components of a curriculum that helps students with autism plan for adulthood with a focus on communication, independence, community access, and job development.

Understanding the difficulties that autistic students can have with sensory sensitivities. Strategies to enhance autistic students’ sensory and motor functions, and how to teach self-regulation and motor skills.

In this course, participants will explore how to conceptualize anxiety from a behavioural analytic perspective and the implications for treating individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder.