This has been a year like no other. Our Lake Ridge Community Support Services staff and Board of Directors remained forward-focused and creative through a year of unknowns due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Last week Social Skills Training Institute (SST) officially welcomed Lake Ridge Community Support Services’ Clinical Supervisor, Melissa Legree to their team.

We're deeply saddened by the news out of Kamloops last week.

Last week "the bodies of the 215 children were uncovered during a search of the grounds at the site of the former residential school near the city of Kamloops, B.C." http://bit.ly/cbc-res

As the province starts planning to reopen, so are we! We are looking forward to resuming our in-person services at our Lake Ridge locations.

Heather Redmond, BCBA explores how applied behaviour analysis (ABA) needs to evolve to rise above criticism and better serve individuals and the outcomes they need.

On Thursday, May 13th our provincial government announced an extension to our current stay-at-home order. The order will now be in effect until June 2, 2021. Although this is news that many of us did not want to hear, we all want to continue to do our part to see the COVID case numbers decrease so we can open up safely and not return to another lockdown.

As we continue to navigate and monitor the COVID-19 situation in our province we will continue to offer virtual services through to May 20th, 2021. May 20th is when the current provincial stay-at-home order is in effect until.

On Friday, April 16, 2021, our Provincial Government introduced further restrictions across Ontario. At this time we have decided to suspend all in-person service. We will continue to monitor the situation in Ontario and provide another update, regarding service, by Friday, May 7, 2021.

Late this afternoon Premier Ford announced further restrictions within the province to work towards decreasing the COVID-19 cases.

Are you new to the world of Applied Behaviour Analysis/ABA? If you’re researching ABA on the internet, you can find many positive experiences that children and their families have had with ABA therapy. You also may find some information about some controversies surrounding ABA. This post busts the 4 biggest myths about ABA so you can make informed decisions about whether it’s right for your child.

As of 12:01 am Thursday, April 8, 2021, the Province of Ontario will be in a ‘stay at home’ order as announced by Premier Ford today. During this ‘stay at home’ order, Lake Ridge Community Support Services will remain open to continue offering both in-person and virtual services during this period.

Earlier this afternoon, Premier Ford announced that Ontario is implementing a “province-wide emergency brake” that will remain in place for the next four weeks.

Looking for some fun activities to keep your child with autism engaged during March Break this year? Here are 5 ideas that are easy to do with very little if any preparation.

Today our government announced that Durham Region school boards will be returning to in-person learning on Monday, February 8, 2021. In response to this announcement, Lake Ridge will also be working on returning to in-person service, based on appropriateness, effective Monday, February 8, 2021.

Explore 9 key resources curated for Behaviour Technicians covering important topics including, ethical practices relating to consent, privacy and confidentiality, business and billing practices.

This post is a guide for educators and other professionals to learn more about Applied Behaviour Analysis and access some tips on how to work collaboratively to better support the individuals you work with.

In order to be responsible and responsive to today’s announcement, Lake Ridge Community Support Services will be moving back to virtual services only, effective Thursday, January 14, 2021. Following public health and safety guidelines is a priority for our Agency as is the health and safety of our clients, families and staff. We want to continue to protect our clients, families and staff and help stop the spread of COVID-19.

Are you new to the world of ABA? Maybe you have just started seeing an ABA clinician or you have a loved one who is receiving ABA services. Or, maybe you’ve started doing some research on available services and are interested in learning more about ABA. Here, we’ve come up with 4 must-read resources that cover everything from understanding ABA to your rights as a client and caregiver to help you to navigate your ABA services journey.

After limiting applied behaviour analysis (ABA) services in Durham Region to virtual-only amid the Ontario-wide shutdown on Boxing Day 2020, Lake Ridge Community Support Services will re-open on January 11th with strict protocols and capacity restrictions.

Lake Ridge clinicians were recently published in the Journal on Developmental Disabilities. Their manuscript focused on studying the impact of the Ontario government’s Quality Assurance Measures on adults with ID receiving behaviour therapy.