Many parent organizations are available to provide information and support to parents of exceptional children.

Association for Bright Children (ABC)                       www.abcontario.ca
Autism Ontariowww.autismontario.com
Canadian Mental Health Associationwww.cmha.ca
Community Living Ontariowww.communitylivingontario.ca
Ontario Association for Infant/Child Developmentwww.oaicd.ca
Learning Disabilities Association of Ontariowww.ldap.ca
Canadian National Institute for the Blindwww.cnib.ca
Canadian Hearing Societywww.chs.ca
Council for Exceptional Childrenwww.cec.sped.org
Six Nations Health Serviceswww.snhs.ca
Social Services – Six Nations of the Grand Riverwww.sixnations.ca
Lansdowne Children’s Centre/Brantfordwww.lansdownecentre.ca

Acronyms

AACAugmentative and Alternative Communication
ABAApplies Behaviour Analysis
ADHDAttention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
ANDSAutism and Neurodevelopmental Services
AODAAccessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act
ASDAutism Spectrum Disorder
ASLAmerican Sign Language
CDACommunication Disorder Assistant
DDDevelopmental Disabilities
ELECTEarly Learning for Every Child Today
ELLEnglish Language Learner
EQAOEducation Quality and Accountability Office
ESLEnglish as Second Language
EYE@KEarly Years Experience at Kindergarten
FASDFetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
IBIIntensive Behavioural Intervention
IEPIndividual Education Plan
IPRCIdentification, Placement and Review Committee
KLLICKindergarten Language and Literacy in the Classroom
KTEAKaufman Test of Educational Achievement
LDLearning Disability
LHINLocal Health Integration Network
LLILevelled Literacy Intervention
LRTLearning Resource Teacher
MIDMild Intellectual Disability
OSROntario Student Record
OTOccpuational Therapy
PPAPer Pupil Amount
PPMPolicy/Program Memorandum
PTPhysical Therapy
SBRSSchool Based Rehabilitation Service  
SEASpecial Education Amount
SLPSpecial Language Pathologist
TCTotal Communication
WISCWechsler Intelligence Scale for Children