Resources

Ottawa Resources

Ottawa Yahoo Parent Support Group - Online Parent Support group - A list for parents, professionals and persons with PDD/Autism in the Ottawa Carleton region to exchange information and resources as well as to offer support. To subscribe, send an e-mail to autismsupportOttawa-subscribe@yahoogroups.com from the e-mail address you want the list to be sent to. The Directory of Services for Individuals with ASD is emailed directly to members of this group.

Ottawa Children’s Treatment Centre - Infant development, augmentative communication, behavioural intervention, parent and family support and training, speech OT PT therapists, social play groups.

Autism Intervention Program of Eastern Ontario - (formerly Preschool Autism Program--PAPEO) Provides early Intensive Behavioural Intervention (IBI) to children in English or in French.
Children's Integration and Support Services - Part of Andrew Fleck Childcare Services and Childcare Information. Supports children in daycare settings.
Special Services at Home - Application for funding developmental programming and family relief.
Service Coordination - Help families and people with disabilities access support and services in Ottawa.

Ontario Resources

Autism Ontario - Ottawa chapter Autism Zeitgeist - Practical Information about the IBI Program in Ontario (Preschool Autism Program)
Abacus List - A resource for listings on service providers, contracts and other important resource information.
Ministry of Education (Ontario) ABA Policy
Autism Awareness Center - has a section for resources for parents in Ontario

Associations:

Ontario Association for Behaviour Analysis
Behavior Analyst Certification Board
Association for Behavior Analysis International

Research

Journal of Applied Behaviour Analysis
Several articles exploring the research on ABA intervention
Behavior Analysis Digest International
Behavioral Parenting Abstracts

Other resources and information

Organization for Autism Research President Dr. Peter Gerhardt and his associates set out to use the science of ABA to help answer the questions people living and working with people with ASD encounter
Dr. Carbone - Verbal Behaviour
Mark Sundberg - information regarding the VB-MAPP
Behavior.org POAC - website that provides training resources for parents (New Jersey based)
ablls.blogspot.com - information on how to implement ABLLS-R goals
Improving the IEP Process - information on how to establish good working relationships with school personnel in order to improve IEP development for your child (geared towards U.S parents, however, very good tips that are applicable to Canadian parents as well)
rsaffran.tripod.com/aba.html - Parent created website with many links to a variety of ABA-related information (schools, information on ABA, program resources, ABA providers, research, editorials, etc.)
polyxo.com/ - resources for parents and professionals Training/Education Information
Mariposa School - training manual and other training resources
ABA Tool Chest - Carbone CD Seminar Set by Dr. Vincent J. Carbone
Behavior Analysts Purchase - access to purchasing ABLLS-R, QuickTips and other ABA resources
Behavior Analysts Workshops - Dr. James Partington presents workshops relevant to ABA and parent training Resources in the Ottawa