Helping Turn Disabilities into Bright Possibilities
GABA Program is provided by Group ABA Children’s Society, a registered charity providing intensive individual intervention in a centre-based program.
We offer early intensive intervention in a centre-based environment for 30 month to 6 year old children with Autism Spectrum Disorder or other complex learning disorders. Children in our program also have the option of completing Kindergarten at our centre.
Our program uses a combination of group and individual intervention. Our curriculum encompasses a broad range of educational, language, behavioural, social, and functional life skills designed to enable each child to reach the fullest extent of his/her abilities and to lead fulfilling and productive lives with as much independence as possible. We are centre-based, which allows parents a few hours every day where they know their child is provided care and intensive, high quality intervention services.
What Parents Say About GABA
I can say nothing but good things about GABA. My son has been attending GABA for the past year and I have seen so much progress. He has learned to communicate better, has more independent life skills, and shows better play skills. He can play by himself, with his sister, and even with other children now! He also understands more of what I and others say to him which has led to an improvement in behavior. I am really glad he goes to GABA, it has improved our family immensely and I cannot wait to see how much more progress he will make. I recommend it to any family considering GABA for their child.
The GABA program provided our son with an exceptional learning environment that benefited our entire family for a number of reasons.The enormous difficulty that we faced after our son’s initial diagnosis with autism was met with care and compassion by the GABA staff. Their understanding and willingness to help us during our initial intake meetings provided us with a sense of hope when all else seemed bleak. The individualized ABA programs that are implemented at GABA, indeed ensure that every learner’s needs are met. Of worthy mention is the program’s ability to accurately diagnose learning limitations inherent in a student and be able to effectively prescribe the appropriate support to help the children. The year round program was another benefit that allowed us to focus on our son’s well-being as well as our own. I would highly recommend the GABA program to any parent interested in helping their child reach their full potential.
GABA was a dream of mine to help simplify supporting children with autism. As a parent of two children, our wish as a family was to keep our home, our home. I felt that treatment outside the home would be a better option for families; and in our case it was true. Our youngest was one of the first children in the GABA program. It provide a release of having to manage my son’s program and allowed me to be a parent.
GABA created the foundation for our son to enter K and for him to be fully included at every level of school. What I heard from school districts was that children from GABA had better skills for entering K than any other program that they had seen. GABA is an incredible resource for young families and in our case, created long lasting friends for not only my son, but also for our family.
YEAR-ROUND INTERVENTION
We are open Monday to Friday, 9:00 am to 4:00 pm, and have morning and afternoon spaces. We are open year-long (48 weeks). The breaks are a two-week Winter break and two-week Summer break. We can offer your child 10-15 hours of intervention a week. We can offer your kindergarten child 15-20 hours of intervention and recognized Provincial Learning Outcomes a week.