Our ESI/SCERTS QuickStart™ Autism Navigator® program
We are an ESI/SCERTS program, meaning that our approach is based on the Early Social Interaction (ESI) & Social Communication Emotional Regulation and Transactional Supports (SCERTS) model.
Our program is research and evidence-based and can help with the communication and socialization skills of your child.
We offer a foundational coaching program for caregivers which enhances communication with an autistic child.
Through daily activities, our Early Intervention Provider (EIP) will coach you and offer strategies and support to help communicate and bond with your child.
Active Engagement is central to our program
Active Engagement means a child can interact, communicate and participate with others.
That’s when they are able to build peer relationships and learn from others.
Children diagnosed with autism often have a harder time becoming actively engaged. During our program, an Early Intervention Provider (EIP) will teach you strategies to help you keep your child engaged.
Active engagement can occur in everyday activities that you already spend time doing with your child.
Parent engagement creates the foundation which helps children flourish in their development.
An Early Intervention Provider will support and collaborate with you each step of the way
Unique Needs
We recognize that parents are the experts about their children. Our Early Intervention Providers work collaboratively with you, showing you how to meet your child’s unique needs, based on your priorities.
Coaching
All the Caregiver-mediated Early Years programs coach the parents/caregivers. In our program, the Early Intervention Provider supports you to meet your child’s needs through individualized weekly sessions.
Weekly Sessions
Weekly sessions are about one hour long. Caregivers are expected to spend 20 to 25 hours implementing what they learn throughout the week. This is done through your everyday activities with your child. The program length is six months.
Location
Our weekly coaching sessions are offered in-home: virtually or hybrid (a mix of in-person and virtual).
Fully Bilingual
Our program is offered in the language of your choice, English or French.
Naturalistic
Our program takes place during your daily activities with your child.
Our ESI/SCERTS QuickStart™ Autism Navigator® program is offered to families whose child is between 12 to 36 months of age at the start of the program and has an Ontario Autism Program number.