Bridge Kids Behaviour Consulting Limited
206 - 11240 Bridgeport Road V6X 1T2 Richmond, BC, Canada

Is your teen struggling with making friends and maintaining relationships with others? PEERS for Adolescents is a 14-week evidence-based social skills intervention for motivated teens in middle and high school who are interested in learning new ways of making and keeping friends. This internationally acclaimed program, used in over 35 countries, was originally developed at UCLA by Dr. Elizabeth Laugeson.... Bridge Kids will be running this program every Saturday at 9:00am - 10:30am (Teen session) and 10:45 am -12:15 pm (Parent session) from January 9 to April 24. Parents can use provincial funding towards this program. Currently, we are offering an early bird discount of $40 off if you register before November 30 at 11:59pm! To register and for more information, visit: https://www.bridgekidsbc.com/peers-program If you have any questions, please contact [email protected]. Photo by Taylor Wilcox on Unsplash

COVID- 19 Protocols at the Center: 1. All learners must wear a mask when attending sessions, restrictions apply to learners still learning to get comfortable with them. Our BIs and BC's are happy to help teach, please let us know! 2. All learners are required to receive a temperature check prior to their session. If they have a temperature above normal, they will be sent home and advised to see a doctor.... 3. Learners must display no symptoms of a flu/cold for sessions. 4. All parent of learners must let us know if they have travelled recently in the past 2 weeks. 5. Learners who have a fever must see a doctor and get a COVID test and supply a doctor's note that they have tested negative in order to resume sessions. 6. Learners who have a regular flu/cold can resume sessions once they do not display anymore symptoms.

Never give up! Believe in ourselves and our children. Dr. Kaycee Bills was told she would never go to college because of her disability. Now she works as an Assistant Professor of Social Work at UNCFSU. https://abc11.com//fsu-professor-with-autism-shar/8081157/

Finally! We reorganized some of our toys. This is only a small part of our toys at the clinic. Cleaning toys is such as big job when you have hundreds of them! ...We labeled all the toys and boxes. We also put a code for each shelf. Hope that our new system can make everyone’s life easier Thanks Fiona Hui for the tips

Wondering how you can help your child today? Wanting to try our ABA Parent Training Bundle Course but not sure how helpful it will be? Well... think no further - we have good news for you today! ... In response to many parent inquiries, we are now selling the course by individual modules. Each mini course will include Module 1: Introduction to ABA and a selected topic of your choice. Our courses are available in English, Cantonese and Mandarin. To see which topics you can choose from, visit: https://mini.bridgekidsbc.com/. If you have any questions and inquiries please contact [email protected]. . . . #ABA #abalearning #parenttraining #onlinecourse #minicourse #ASD #autismawareness #autismeducation #parenting #teaching #teachingchildrenwithasd #verbalbehaviour #socialskills #playskills #selfcareskills

Autism Speak Walk (Car Parade) This is such a HUGE goodie bag from ToysRus We definitely did not expect that! ... The girls already ate a few bags of chips in the car and there are still many more in the bag. It was much quieter than the previous years. Hope we can help raise more money next year with more participants Come join us next year! #AutismSpeaksWalk #BridgeKidsBC #autismawareness #autismacceptance

"Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit behind ‘Sesame Street,’ unveiled a series of videos this week featuring Julia, a 4-year-old muppet with autism, as she encounters the various ways that the world has changed as a result of COVID-19."

Lest We Forgrt November 11 Some of us are happy that we can sleep in because children don’t have to go to school and adults don’t have to work. In some countries, it is a big day for shopping.... But we should remember those gallant heroes who gave their lives so that our world might be free. #RemembranceDay

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Acceptance is a powerful, life-changing tool

Happy Labour Day Are you and your kids ready for school? Have you decided which Back-to-school option for September? 1. Full day school?... 2. Transitioning? 3. Virtual learning? 4. Homeschooling? Stay safe everyone!

Vancouver- based Odin Books is offering 10% discount on Social Thinking and other event-related books until September 15th. Use coupon code Social2020 https://odinbooks.com/blog/actwebinar/

"A Different 2020" We at Bridge Kids have Annual Picnic every summer, but unfortunately because of this year's pandemic, we cannot hold it as usual. I hope we could get together and play games with the Bridge Kids family next year!

News Marijuana use during pregnancy linked to autism in babies, study says In North America, more women use marijuana, and Canada has also legalized marijuana in recent years. Some pregnant women believe that cannabis is more effective than other drugs to relieve pain and relieve symptoms of pregnancy. But marijuana affects the brain development of babies in the fetus. For detailed articles about marijuana and babies, please refer to the following multiple reports.... CNN https://www.google.ca//weed-marijuana-pregnancy/index.html CTV News https://www.ctvnews.ca//new-study-finds-association-betwee Forbes https://www.google.ca//marijuana-use-during-pregnancy/amp/ AM1470 https://www.am1430.com/news_detail.php?i=83337 #ASD #marijuanaheals #Canabis #autism

While hoping that your child can accept new things, have you accepted the current {New norms New behaviors New goals}? Have you... 1. Already changed?... 3. Are you accepting the fact that you need to change? Or... 5. Are not going to change because you are waiting for Covid to stop one day. If your child is a school-aged child but has not yet been able to adapt to virtual learning- for example, not being unable to sit in front of the computer, not being able to concentrate, getting distracted by the keyboard etc... Then this may be the new goal for August! Help your child to start adapting to the new virtual learning environment today. Let's prepare your child for the next school year now! ---------------------------------------- https://www.bridgekidsbc.com/summer-2020-virtual-programs Only limited spots left for Social Game Group Don’t miss this opportunity #BKBC #SummerProgram #ABA

-An Update On The Centre- Our centre is now open for 1:1 interventions sessions and play date sessions with additional safety cautions taking place. There will be no social groups at the centre, but we will be hosting virtual groups online.... For registrations and more information please visit: https://www.bridgekidsbc.com/summer-2020-virtual-programs There is also an online parent training course hosted by Sally, our clinical director, that is available. This course is available in 3 languages: English, Cantonese and Mandarin and will take place across 6 modules and 30 video lectures. For more information please visit: https://course.bridgekidsbc.com/ For questions and inquiries, please email: [email protected]

Few spots left for our coding class and social games!! To register and for more details visit https://www.bridgekidsbc.com/summer-2020-virtual-programs

2 classes are full now. We have opened a new Arts & Crafts class to accommodate our high demand. Register fast! To learn more or to register, visit:... https://www.bridgekidsbc.com/summer-2020-virtual-programs

Thank you everyone, our level 2 class is now full but we have opened a new class to accommodate our high demand. Register fast before this class becomes full again!! To learn more or to register, visit: https://www.bridgekidsbc.com/summer-2020-virtual-programs