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Open Sky Co-operative provides residential and day-programming for adults with autism, in areas
of life, social and vocational skills-building. Open Sky's BYOB (Be Your Own Boss) Employment
Development Program is offered annually and across New Brunswick, in partnership with local
service agencies, to teach entrepreneurial and co-operative business development to diverse
learners, including those with ASD. Open Sky also does functional skills assessments, to identify
focus areas of strength and challenge, so that skills-building programs can be tailored to meet the
most pressing needs, building upon the greatest strengths. Their mission is to foster inclusive
communities where people thrive, contribute and have a sense of hope, value and belonging.

Open Sky Co-operative Ltd. (Disponible en Français)

What they do :
• listen to the needs and concerns of New Brunswick children and youth
• Make sure your views are heard in the appropriate forums
• Investigate complaints about how situation were handled by government agencies
• Assure you have proper access to the appropriate services.
• Continually monitor laws and policies
• Report on the availability, effectiveness, responsiveness, and relevance of child and youth
services in your community.
• Act as the advocate for the rights and interests of children and youth in general.
 What they do not do...
• Act as an advocate for the rights and interests of parents or adults.
• Act as legal counsel in any fashion.

Child & Youth Advocate (Disponible en Français)

First Then Visual Schedule

Using this app, you can let someone know what he’s working for, how much work he needs to do,
and how close he is to earning a reward for that work. You can use this for lessons in school, chores
at home, getting your children to eat their vegetables, and much more! Start the app by selecting
the number of tokens your student must earn. Then set up your student’s reinforcer choice board
by selecting 1-6 items from our pre-loaded symbol library or your own photo library. Show the
choice board to your student to select what to work for and then begin your lesson. Each time a
student earns a token, slide a token to the empty dot. Once the student has earned all of her
tokens, push the “cash in” button to show your student what she’s earned. The token board resets
to start the next deal, or you can create a new choice board for your student to select a new
reinforcer.

Working 4™

The guest speaker at this lecture is Dr. Gregory Hanley (PhD, BCBA-D). He is a well-known
practitioner and researcher in the field of ABA. In this lecture (2 parts) he discusses sleeping problems and
their potential solutions in children and young adults. The lecture is very easy to watch and
understand. It will be a great fit for both practitioners and parents.

Dr. Gregory Hanley, PhD, BCBA-D. Sleeping problems of children and young adults with ASD

Geneva Center for Autism is Canada’s primary resource centre for autism. It offers comprehensive
education and training services which enable parents and professionals to become effective
interveners and advocates for people with ASD.

Geneva Center for Autism

Dr. Ronis provides clinical services (therapy) to individuals on the spectrum, although, not
exclusively.