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Parents
Our model at ASD Compass is to work with families and identify the child’s and family’s successes and areas of need.
We want to help children on the Autism Spectrum, whose families want to help them, to learn and become as independent as possible.
ASD Compass hopes to empower families as they learn and apply ABA principles and strategies, to become the leader of their child’s learning adventure in becoming an independent, safe and contributing member of their community.
We want to look at the areas your child is succeeding and struggling and celebrate what your child can achieve through positive reinforcement and address the areas where they need help. Your child may express themselves through tears and tantrums as a way to get their needs met, this is completely normal. Our goal is to help improve communication between children and parents so they can get their needs met, express themselves and hopefully one day start a conversation. Children with autism behave in a number of ways and for a variety of reasons. Some behaviours make you smile and laugh while other behaviours affect family members and are unsafe. They often behave in this way to gain things, get their needs met and to avoid things they don’t like or don’t want to do. We want to find appropriate ways for your child to get their needs met and safe ways for them to express their likes and dislikes. Our teachers will help you to better understand your child and what they are trying to communicate through their behaviour. We want to teach skills to children. We want to build capacity within families to not only improve their understanding of Autism but to be able to use their knowledge to make positive changes.