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Connections for Students

Supporting Children and Youth with
Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD)
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Parents
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A special section of Resources for Parents.
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Provincial Advisory Team (PAT)
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Lessons Learned Report.
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Other Resources
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Report on the Ministers ASD Reference Group
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Effective Educational Practices for Students with ASD: A Resource Guide
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Policy/Program Memorandum No. 140: Incorporating Methodsof Applied Behaviour Analysis (ABA) into Programs for Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
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Planning Entry to School: A Resource Guide
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Shared Solutions: A Guide to Preventing and Resolving Conflicts Regarding Programs and Services for Students with Special Education Needs
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Realizing Potential: Our Children, Our Youth, Our Future
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Joint Ministry of Education and Ministry of Children and Youth Services Connections for Students Deputy Ministers’ Memo
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line Connections for Students is centred on multidisciplinary, student-specific and school based transition teams that are established approximately six months before a child prepares to leave intensive behavioural intervention (IBI) services delivered through the Ministry of Children and Youth Services (MCYS) Autism Intervention Program (AIP) and starts or continues in publicly funded school. The transition team continues to support the student for at least six months after leaving the AIP and entering or continuing in school.
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Transition teams will include:
  • Team Lead (Principal or designate)
  • Parent(s)/Guardian(s)
  • Teacher(s)
  • School Support Program ASD consultant
  • School board professional with ABA expertise as required
Teams may be supplemented by other multidisciplinary expertise based on the child’s needs such as:
  • Education Assistants
  • Special Education Resource Teachers
  • Other Professionals providing service to the child (e.g. mental health service providers, speech and language pathologists, occupational therapists and physiotherapists)
Transition teams will draw on the applied behaviour analysis (ABA) and ASD expertise of both the board level staff and ASD Consultants in the School Support Program in the planning delivery of ABA instructional methods.
By March 2010, Connections for Students transition teams must be made available in all 72 publicly funded school boards for children who are ready to leave IBI services delivered through either the Direct Service Option (DSO) or the Direct Funding Option (DFO) provided by the AIP and who are starting or continuing in the publicly funded school system.
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Connections for Students Model Resources

16 boards/AIP providers have already participated in Connections for Students and have developed resources and practices that are available for use to coincide with the introduction of Connections for Students in your school board.

Click on the link below to view available tools, templates and resources*

Go to the Resources

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* The resources made available are for use as examples of tools and templates that have been found useful by boards and AIPs that have implemented the Connections for Students model. The intent of the tool and template examples is to assist in the development of resources. Boards and AIPs that have developed such resources to meet their own local circumstances, and as such, these resources may not reflect the realities of all projects.

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