Resources 
We do our best to provide families, caregivers, and professionals with a list of up-to-date useful links for services and information in and around the Peel Region.
If you have a great local link that you would like to add, please let us know at autismpeel.media@gmail.com.
Diagnosis
A physician or psychologist can provide a diagnosis
Credit Valley Hospital Child and Family Services
2200 Eglinton Avenue West
Mississauga, ON, L4M 2N1
Phone: 905-813-4426
*Referral needed by medical professional
Infant and Child Development Services Peel
6660 Kennedy Road, Suite 200
Mississauga, ON L6T 2M9
Phone: 905-564-7485
Email: peelinfantdevelopment@thc.on.ca
*Referral needed by a family doctor of professional
P.O.P.S. Trillium Health Centre Paediatric Outpatient Services (Toronto West Side)
150 Sherway Drive
Etobicoke, ON, M9C 1A6
Phone: 416-521-4120
*Referral needed by a medical professional
Psychologists (Private)
Dr. Lynda Rowden
Moss, Rowden, Freigang & Associates
341 Main St. N, Unit 200
Brampton, ON L6X 3C7
Phone: 905-874-4737
Step By Step Learning Group
Dr. Elizabeth Benedetto-Nasho
221 Miller Drive, Units 8 and 9
Georgetown, ON L7G 6G4
Phone: 905-877-9600
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Professional Services
ABA/IBI Therapy - a listing of ABA/IBI therapy servicing Peel Region.
Behavioral Consultants
Kids Help Centre
Deborah Gillard, C.Y.W. - Behavioural Consultant
60 Queen Street East, Suite L9
Brampton, ON L6V 1A9
Phone: 416-817-6195
Dentists
Children's Sleep Dentistry
111 Queen Street West, Suite 302
Brampton, ON L6Y 2E4
phone: (905) 874-1122
email: kkhaled@aol.com
Southdown Dental (for adults)
1375 Southdown Rd.,
Mississauga, ON L5J 2Z1
phone: (905) 822-4198
email: kkhaled@aol.com
Speech Therapy
Kick Start Therapy provides Speech Therapy in Hindi, Gujarati, Punjabi, Urdu, and Bulgarian languages.
Paula Moss - Speech-Language Pathologist
Moss, Rowden, Freigang & Associates
341 Main St. N, Unit 200
Brampton, ON L6X 3C7
Phone: 905-874-4737
Wellness Centres
Streetsville Chiropractic Wellness Clinic
Delivering service to the Streetsville community since 1977.
Wellpath Clinic
Dr. Kathryn Nobrega-Porter
Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine
Phone: 416-972-0770
Email: knporter@wellpathclinic.com
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Community Partners
ErinoakKids
ErinoakKids Children's Treatment Centre provides a comprehensive range of programs and services to children and young adults with physical, developmental and communication disabilities, helping clients and their families to reach optimal levels of independence, health, and well-being.
Child Development Resource Connection Peel
CDRCP Connects community and practitioners with information, resources, training and services that promote quality family life.
Kids Pathways Peel
Kids Pathways Peel provides service coordination for children and youth up to 18 with special needs and living in Peel Region.
Respite Services Peel
Providing respite services within the Region of Peel.
Kerry's Place
Kerry's Place support individuals of all ages and their families with a broad continuum of specialized supports and services.
Brampton Caledon Community Living and 
Mississauga Community Living
Brampton Caledon Community Living and Mississauga Community Living support people who have an intellectual disability, in partnership with their families and the community, to lead enriched and meaningful lives.
Malton Neighbourhood Services
Malton Neighbourood Services (MNS) is a non-profit, charitable organization that has provided settlement and community support services since 1975. MNS recognizes the diversity of its community and is commiteed to the development, creation and promotion of opportunities for those it serves.
Caledon Community Services
Caledon Community Services (CCS) is a multi-service, community-impact organization. CCS supports residents in the Municipality of Caledon and surrounding communities. CCS programs help young and old pursue their growth, health, and independence by developing solutions to barriers that interfere with people's well-being.
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Education - Private
Kids CAN - Kids CAN provides education for children ages 3-14 years. The centre has developed to serve the growing need for programs that focus on building language, interaction and appropriate social and emotional development through a multi-sensory learning experience.
Magnificant Minds is a specialized learning and social skills building center which support visual and hands-on learners with individualized needs, from preschool through to elementary. They provide a welcoming learning environment for students whose needs cannot currently be met in a public school setting, in addition to programs for students requiring a meaningful transition between preschool/daycare and full or partial-integration. Magnificant Minds is a stepping stone towards independent classroom functioning. For more information, please call (647) 404-6349.
Oakwood Academy - Oakwood Academy is a division of Kids CAN Social Centre and developed to serve the growing need for individualized education in a school setting. A uniquely designed curriculum is developed for children who require explicit education and focuses on both academic and social skills.
Step By Step Learning Group - Step By Step provides a unique evidence-based approach to education that allows students to reach their fullest potential throughout their academic career. Children learn the important skills in decoding and reading, writing, and mathematics as well as confidence and increased self-esteem and the motivation to reach their fullest learning potential.
Streetsville Academy - Children are encouraged to play together in an atmosphere which promotes cooperation and sharing allowing them to accept similarities and differences. The school offers a fully integrated program for children with special needs as well as for children with minimal delays such as speech.
Family Support and Other Services
Reach for the Rainbow - Reach for the Rainbow has pioneered the integration of children and youth with disabilities into the mainstream of society through summer camp programs throughout Ontario. Programs provide environments of inclusion for kids and youth while offering much needed respite for parents.
Canadian Mental Health Association - CMHA Peel enhances the well being of all people in the community by promoting and supporting good mental health.
Peel Children's Centre - Peel Children's Centre offers many excellent treatment services for children, teenagers, and families who are having serious issues with relationships, feelings, or behaviour. Peel Children's Centre treat young people under the age of 18 who live within the Region of Peel.
Recreational Respite - Recreation Therapy provides the quality of life for any individual and their familites, who are coping with cognitive (memory or acquired), physical challenge or disability and provide inclusive and successful environments.
Mississauga Parent Child Resource Centres - Mississauga Parent-Child Resource Centres are dedicated to enhancing the lives of parents and caregivers with children ages 0 - 6 by empowering and involving them in their children's learning and development.
Caledon Parent-Child Centre - A non-profit charitable corporation dedicated to providing support, resources and education for families, children and caregivers in Caledon.
Ontario Council for Exceptional Children - The Ontario Council for Exceptional Children is striving to enhance the educational outcomes and improve the quality of life for individuals with special needs.
Peel Behavioural Services - Peel Behavioural Services is a community service that offers functional beavioural assessments, individual programs, brief interventions, consultative assistance, educational sessions groups and a resource library for individuals, families and community agencies within the Region of Peel.
Cooking with Autism - Autism/PDD Family Alliance began serving the needs of teenagers and adults with Aspergers and other forms of autism through innovative services in 2001 - offering specially designed programs for these individuals and their unique learning styles.
Connect Learning Centre Inc. - CLC provides adults with disabilities the confidence and tools to lead an independent lifestyle, through basic life skills training. Their objectives are reflected in everything that they do, which is to contribute to the enrichment of the quality of lives for people who have recently become or currently are disabled.
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Government Links
Ontario Ministry of Education - Special Education website
Ontario Ministry of Community and Social Services
Ontario Ministry of Children and Youth Services
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Ongoing Research Studies
Offord Centre for Child Studies
http://www.offordcentre.com/asd/study_genetics/genstudy_main.html
http://www.offordcentre.com/asd/study_sibs/sibsstudy_main.html
http://www.offordcentre.com/asd/study_imaging/imgstudy_main.html
http://www.offordcentre.com/asd/study_outcomes/outcomes_main.html
HELPS (Health, Education and Learning Partnerships)
http://www.helpsinc.ca
go4Kidds (Great Outcomes for Kids Impacted by Severe Developmental Disabilities)
http://www.go4kidds.ca/home.htm
CAMH has been partnering on a project, with various other agencies across Ontario, that aims to better understand health service use among teens and adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Please contact Maggie Slusarczyk at 416-535-8501 ext 7806 (maggie_slusarczyk@camh.net) for more information or visit http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/Family_Study_Consent. For further information, please see the following descriptions: AS Adults study description or AS families study description.
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Other Resources and Informational Sites
The GFCF Diet Intervention - Autism Diet
The Geneva Centre for Autism
Parentbooks
Melissa's One Stop Gluten-free Shop
AboutKids Health.ca - SickKids Newly Launched Website
Rocky Mountain Adaptive Sports Centre
Zone for Autistic Children - free Internet browser developed specifically for children living with autism
Pediatric Equipment Exchange Resource
Episodic Disabilities Employment Network
National Federation for the Blind
Healing Thresholds - Connecting Community and Science to Heal Autism. A FREE resource!!
Tactile Vision - Tactile Graphics for Special Needs
Music as Therapy for Autistic Children - How music therapy helps in the treatment of autism.
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NOTE: From time to time, Autism Ontario - Peel Chapter receives requests to post notices from private individuals and/or businesses regarding availability for services. Vistors to the website should be aware that Autism Ontario - Peel Chapter is not associated with and does not endorse these service providers, but merely posts the information for those seeking services for children, youth, and adults. Website visitors are therefore cautioned to use their own best judgement when arranging to interview and/or hire prospective employees or service providers to work directly with individuals. Obtaining references from several sources, including satisfied clients, is highly recommended.