Neuro-Affirming Therapists, Autistic-Led Businesses & Inclusive Job Support

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We've compiled a list of neurodiversity-affirming and inclusive private practices and businesses. We've also included autistic artists and authors. These are all Canadian but most are located in Ontario. Please note that this is a work-in-progress.*

From PlaySpark - https://play-spark.com/educational-handouts

From PlaySpark - https://play-spark.com/educational-handouts

(Neurowild has a free questionnaire on the TPT website to help you determine if a professional is neurodiversity affirming or not here)

(1) Mental Health Services

See PDF with hyperlinks here

2) Speech Language Pathologists

• All About Communication Speech and Language Services (in-centre Oshawa & Peterborough)

• Beyond Words Waterloo (in-centre Waterloo; virtual Ontario)

• Bridge to Communication (in-centre Markham; in-person Aurora, Richmond Hill, Markham, King City, Vaughan and surrounding areas)

• Butterfly Paediatric Therapy Inc (Mississauga, Burlington)

• Diverse Learners Speech Therapy Services (in-person York and Peel Regions; virtual Ontario)

• Flourish Health Services (in-person Toronto, virtual Ontario)

• Haepi SLP Therapy Services (in-person Thunder Bay; virtual Ontario)

• Let's Tok Speech Therapy (in-person North York; virtual Ontario)

• Midtown Speech (in-person Midtown Toronto; virtual Ontario)

• Mountain Speech Language Services (in-centre Hamilton)

• Nicole Pajala SLP (in-person Thunder Bay; virtual Ontario)

• Orangeville Speech and Language Clinic (in-centre Orangeville; virtual Ontario; in-person Orangeville, Bolton / Caledon, Brampton, Alliston, Tottenham, Palgrave, Shelburne, Dundalk, Mount Forest, Fergus, Erin, Flesherton, Hanover, Creemore, Owen Sound)

• OUTLOUD Speech and Language Services (in-centre Chatham-Kent and Windsor-Essex)

• RBois Speech & Language Services d’orthophonie (in-person and virtual Northern Ontario)

• Small Talk Speech (virtual Ontario)

• Speech Ally (Scarborough, Markham, North York & surrounding areas)

• Talking Cow Speech Therapy (in-centre Brockville)

• Toronto Children's Therapy Centre (in-centre East York & Scarborough; in-person North Toronto, Scarborough, West Toronto, Etobicoke, East York, Beaches, Riverdale; virtual Ontario)

• Voice Muskoka (in-centre Muskoka; virtual Ontario)

• We Communicate (in-person Norfolk County, Kitchener, Waterloo, Brantford; virtual Ontario)

(3) Occupational Therapists

• Alyssa Ament Occupational Therapy Services (Aurora)

• Butterfly Paediatric Therapy Inc (Mississauga, Burlington)

• Davis Occupational Therapy (in-person groups in Toronto, Etobicoke, Markdale)

• Ellen Yack & Associates (in-person Toronto)

• Everbloom Outdoor Therapy (in-person Cambridge)

• Geronimo Occupational Therapy (Hamilton, Niagara Region, Brantford, Simcoe, Burlington, Oakville, Mississauga, Cambridge, KW, Guelph)

• Greenberg OT (in-person West Toronto & Mississauga)

• Flourish Health Services (in-person Toronto, virtual Ontario)

• Kathleen McGeagh (in-person in Thunder Bay and virtual Ontario)

• Moira Pena, BScOT, MOT, OT Reg. (workshops and trainings for providers)

• Outdoor Occupational Therapy Elgin (in-person Elgin County)

• Real Life Pediatric Occupational Therapy (in-person Toronto)

• Shannon Rolph Occupational Therapy (in-person Guelph, virtual Ontario)

• Sonder Therapy (in-centre & in-person Windsor)

• Speech Ally (Scarborough, Markham, North York & surrounding areas)

• The ADHD Space (virtual Ontario)

• Together OT (London)

• Toronto Children's Therapy Centre (in-centre East York & Scarborough; in-person North Toronto, Scarborough, West Toronto, Etobicoke, East York, Beaches, Riverdale; virtual Ontario)

• Whispering Woods Therapy (in-person Stouffville, virtual Ontario)

• Windsor-Essex Kid SPOT (in-centre Windsor)

• WonderTree Child, Adolescent & Family Practice (in-person Orangeville, virtual Ontario)

(4) Businesses With Inclusive Hiring Practices/Training Programs

• DANI Cafe and Catering

• Good Foot Delivery

• Goodness Gift

• Lil E Coffee Cafe

• Melly’s Workplace

• The Lansdowne Cone

• The Lunchbox Cafe and Catering

• Wayne’s Cup

(5) Inclusive/Sensory Friendly Businesses

• Bluebird Cafe and Grill (dual-handled mugs and weighted utensils available upon request)

• Flaunt Salon (low sensory space located upstairs - ask when booking)

• Madii Collective (sensory aware tattoo appointments)

• Sarang Kitchen (sensory friendly)

• Triple C Farm

• We Rock The Spectrum Kid's Gym (Oakville)

• We Rock The Spectrum Kid's Gym (Brampton)

(6) Autistic-Led Businesses

• Georgie's Workshop

• Liberty Co

• Pebbles & Pine

• Retrophiliac By Margaux Wosk

• Serenity Guinea Pig Rescue

(7) Autistic Artists and Authors

• Ben Animalia

• Randi-Lee Bowslaugh

• Michael Jacques - "Can't Read, Can't Write, Here's My Book"

• Niam Jain

• Sarah Kurchak

• Paige Layle

• Aidan Lee

• Eddie Li

• Adam Mardero - "Uncommon Sense: An Autistic Journey"

• Michael McCreary (comedian)

• Carl Parker

• Blake "Crash" Priddle - "Good Morning, Blake: Growing Up Autistic and Being Okay"

• Michael Tanzer - "Michaelism: My POV on Life with Autism"

(8) Other

• AffirmAbility in Practice (therapy, training, consulting, and family support)

• Atypical Careers (career resources & services for neurodivergent professionals)

• Blue Sky Learning (coaching, counselling, and consulting services)

• Freely Divergent Neurodiversity Consulting (1-on-1 autism and AuDHD consulting and peer support)

• Full Spectrum Social (social group/meetup)

• Ms Nefeli, aka Neurodivergent Piano Teacher

• NeuroInclusive (autism and ADHD assessments for adults)

• NimbleND (social opportunities and job seeking support)

• Ollie (neurodivergent cleaning & support)

• Passages: Centre for Self-Directed Learning (self-directed school in Toronto for youth aged 10–18 years)

• Ponte Pathways (Special Education support)

• Second Nature Family Health & Wellness Centre (private school, psychotherapy, nature-based wellness)

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