Angela Armstrong – Grand River Autism Services

24Jun

Autism Speaks Walk 2024

Jun24, 2024 By Angela Armstrong ABA/ Awareness/ Community

This June, GRAS participated in the Autism Speaks Canada Walk in Waterloo, Ontario. The GRAS Team was able to raise over $1200 to contribute to the ASC Walk! The Waterloo fundraiser raised over $27,000 to help support the goals of ASC, including: Facilitating a catalyst for life-enhancing research and...

1Jun

ABA/ Awareness

Autism Speaks Walk 2023

Jun1, 2023 By Angela Armstrong ABA/ Awareness

Every year over 10,000 people participate across Canada, making the ASC walk the largest in the country! The goal of the ASC is “to build inclusive communities where autistic Canadians can reach their full potential”. GRAS will be participating and donating this year and would love to extend to...

21Dec

Community

GRAS Giving Back!

Dec21, 2022 By Angela Armstrong Community

This is our 3rd year doing our annual food drive & sponsoring families in the community. Last year we were able to donate 252 meals and this year we are on track to surpass that number! As a team, we feel that it is important to be active members...

13Apr

ABA/ Behaviours/ Communication

PECS

Apr13, 2022 By Angela Armstrong ABA/ Behaviours/ Communication

What do you think about when you think of communication? While we may assume it’s verbal or textual, it can also be done through a variety of different modes. Some communicate via email exchange or text; others communicate verbally in-person or by phone and for some they use devices...

7Feb

ABA/ Behaviours/ Communication

FCT

Feb7, 2022 By Angela Armstrong ABA/ Behaviours/ Communication

Functional communication training (FCT) is a great teaching method not only for professionals, but parents, caregivers, and teachers. Think about how a child communicates their wants and needs. Do they grab your hand and lead you to an item? Do they exemplify behaviours such as running away, screaming, and/or...

3Feb

ABA/ Brushing Teeth

Brushing Teeth with Adapted Techniques

Feb3, 2022 By Angela Armstrong ABA/ Brushing Teeth

Brushing one’s teeth can require coordination of several different skills at one time. It encompasses fine motor, control, and comprehension of sequences. For some children, this can be a difficult task to form, which is why we use various shaping procedures, visuals (step-by-step and Apps) and techniques to help...

26Oct

ABA/ Direct Instruction

Direct Instruction in ABA

Oct26, 2021 By Angela Armstrong ABA/ Direct Instruction

Let’s talk about direct instruction, but more specifically the implementation and power behind this approach! You can think about direct instruction as a formal, face-paced instructional lesson where the learner is given clear and concise directions to help aid in learning new skill composites. This method is an evidence-based...

21Oct

ABA/ Picky Eating/ Sensory

Picky Eating

Oct21, 2021 By Angela Armstrong ABA/ Picky Eating/ Sensory

Picky eating isn’t just resistance to trying new foods or consuming edible items. It has many different umbrellas in which it effects; sensory profiles, anxiety, comprehension, exposure and behaviour. I think it is safe to say that we have all encountered situations in which we didn’t prefer a food...

18Feb

ABA

Welcome to GRAS

Feb18, 2021 By Angela Armstrong ABA

I wanted to start with a big HELLO to everyone visiting this site. In the past year we have all undergone several shifts and adaptations to our daily routines and way of life (talk about behaviour change). We’ve had to learn, alter and reconfigure the way in which we...

Author: Angela Armstrong

Autism Speaks Walk 2024

Autism Speaks Walk 2023

GRAS Giving Back!

PECS

FCT

Brushing Teeth with Adapted Techniques

Direct Instruction in ABA

Picky Eating

Welcome to GRAS

About Us

Author: Angela Armstrong

Autism Speaks Walk 2024

Autism Speaks Walk 2023

GRAS Giving Back!

PECS

FCT

Brushing Teeth with Adapted Techniques

Social Stories

Direct Instruction in ABA

Picky Eating

Welcome to GRAS

About Us