Family Centred Practices Group

11/24/2025

Consistent AAC modeling doesn’t happen by chance. It happens when caregivers feel confident. Our consultants use ABA-based strategies to help families:
Build daily routines that naturally include AAC (e.g., using devices during snack, story time, or transitions).
Learn partner strategies like modeling, waiting, and responding instead of testing (“What’s this?”).
Reinforce communication attempts. We celebrating all forms of expression, not just perfect button presses or spoken words.
Collaborate across environments by sharing strategies with schools, speech-language pathologists, and other team members to ensure consistency.
Caregiver coaching ensures AAC isn’t just a tool used in therapy it becomes part of everyday life and connection. Contact us today to learn more about how we can support you and your child with your AAC goals! -AffirmingABAExcellence

11/18/2025

At FCPG, we are motivated to helping people communicate, connect, and thrive. One way we do this is by supporting AAC users. This might include
✅ Teaching communication partners (parents, siblings, teachers) to model and respond naturally to AAC use.
✅ Embedding AAC into everyday routines like play, meals, transitions, and community activities.
✅ Reinforcing the purpose of communication showing that words, pictures, and devices create meaningful outcomes (“My words make things happen!”).
✅ Supporting motivation and autonomy by encouraging authentic choice-making and self-advocacy, not compliance.
The goal isn’t “using AAC correctly.” The goal is connecting, belonging, and being heard. -AffirmingABAExcellence

11/13/2025

WORLD KINDESS DAY: At Family Centered Practices Group, kindness isn’t just a theme. It’s how we teach, connect, and grow together.
For us, kindness looks like:
– Offering choices and respecting a “no.”
– Celebrating progress instead of perfection.
– Listening before teaching.
– Supporting families and colleagues with empathy.
– Creating learning spaces where every voice matters.
Today, and every day, we honour kindness as the foundation of meaningful, neuroaffirming care. -AffirmingABAExcellence

11/10/2025

Why do we use Natural Environment Teaching? Because real learning sticks when it’s meaningful.
NET focuses on skills that naturally fit into a child’s day instead of teaching isolated tasks that only work in one setting.
There are a number of benefits of NET:
• Skills generalize to home, school, and community
• Learners stay motivated because activities are fun and familiar
• It builds independence and confidence
• Families can easily keep practicing between sessions
At FCPG, we believe learning isn’t just about sitting at a table. We are dedictated to creating opportunities for connection and growth all day long. -AffirmingABAExcellence

11/05/2025

What is Natural Environment Teaching (NET)? NET means learning happens right where life happens in play, at the park, during mealtime, or while getting ready for school. Instead of sitting at a table with flashcards, we build skills through meaningful, everyday activities. This might look like:
-Practicing requesting while playing with favourite toys
-Working on turn-taking during board games
-Building self-help skills during snack prep
-Supporting communication during routines and transitions
NET helps skills feel natural, useful, and connected to real life because learning doesn’t stop when the session ends.
-AffirmingABAExcellence

11/03/2025

There are a lot of misconceptions about what ABA looks like today. Let’s clear a few of them up
❌ Myth: ABA therapy is robotic or repetitive.
✅ Fact: Modern ABA can be dynamic, creative, and built around relationships. Sessions include play, choice-making, and real-world learning that feels natural and fun because connection comes first.
❌ Myth: ABA is only for children with autism.
✅ Fact: While ABA is often used to support autistic learners, its principles help anyone build meaningful life skills. From communication and organization to independence and confidence.
❌ Myth: ABA is only about reducing behaviours.
✅ Fact: ABA is about teaching and building up, not taking away.
We focus on helping people learn new ways to communicate, self-advocate, and engage with their world in a way that honours autonomy, dignity, and joy. Contact us today to learn more about how we can support you. -AffirmingABAExcellence

10/31/2025

HAPPY HALLOWEEN! Click on this link for some fun Halloween activities to do:

October is a time for ghosts, goblins, pumpkins, and witches. My class goes all out for Halloween. We do it up big. It's a big "let kids be kids" time in my

10/30/2025

Halloween comes with a lot of new expectations. Supporting understanding is key:
Let children try on costumes early and decide what feels comfortable.
Practice phrases like “trick or treat” or “thank you” in playful ways or prepare an AAC button/card for kids who use them.
Review together what happens with the candy (e.g., sort it, trade it, donate some).
Giving kids clear choices and explanations helps them feel in control, respected, and excited to participate in their own way. -AffirmingABAExcellence

10/29/2025

Check out this link for some Halloween tips to prepare your family and your child:

Halloween, some adore the holiday, and some loathe it. If you have a child on the autism spectrum, you may either embrace the holiday or […]

10/28/2025

Click on the link for some Halloween tips to make it fun and autism-friendly for everyone in the family:

For people on spectrum, scary Halloween decorations, loud sounds and tight or scratchy costumes can be a lot to handle. Learn how to help them on Halloween.

10/27/2025

Check out this link for some Halloween-themed activities to do with the family:

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