Professional Autism Spectrum Disorder Services

*Whole Person ASD Services Program In-Person or On-Line

*Based on Applied Behaviour Analysis (ABA) theory and practices, tailored to your child’s specific educational needs.

*High School/Elementary, College/University

Do you feel that your child, teenager or young adult or adult family member:

Seems confused by the work being taught in their school or college courses?
Produces poor quality assignments and hands them in late or not at all?
Is getting low marks that distress and discourage them?
Has difficulty interacting with others and participating in the community?

Your young person may need help to achieve their goals.

The Whole Person ASD Services Program uses a proven array of motivational, instructional and communication techniques to provide services in:

One-to-One Support
Skills Development
Community Participation Support
Employment Support
Coaching
Tutoring

that give your young person the tools for success.

This comprehensive Program has enabled people living with Autism to radically transform their attitudes, learning skills, knowledge bases and academic results as well as community and workplace interactions.

Taking Action Now

We know what we are, but not what we may be”

Academic and Community Support Approach

One-on-One Support That Makes A Difference

Focuses directly on their interests and skills
Teaches them valuable self-awareness, self-advocacy, executive function and interpersonal life skills
Uses wide ranging positive techniques
Makes their academic course contents come alive
Enables them to learn the coursework to their potential
Teaches parents positive academic support methods.

Read for meaning
Make sense of readings
Use personalized study and learning techniques
Understand his or her assignments accurately
Plan, research and execute successful submissions
Learn appropriate behavioural and speech strategies.

Successful learning in an education setting benefits from key ABA concepts and techniques integrated into my Program.

These include:

Positive Reinforcement of desirable behaviours
Shaping of easy task behaviour into more complex ones
Discrete Trial Training for short, structured, improvements
Natural Environment Training leveraging class tasks and assignments.
And More.

Does this sound like what your child needs to succeed?

Please contact me; we will discuss your objectives in more detail.

Features of Our Courses

Building Your Future

Embrace Life’s Challenges

Likely for the first time, your young person will enjoy their classes, earn high marks independently and interact more independently and successfully with others and the community.

With the integrated approach sessions of the Whole Child ASD Coaching Program, your family member will learn how to focus and control their power to succeed in their courses and prepare for a more independent and rewarding future in the larger environment.

Autism Academics

Testimonials

“I met John when I felt all hope was gone. It was like a dream when this wonderful individual was introduced to us.”

1. My elder son living with ASD

My son J. was starting a College program but was struggling with the material and failing his courses.

Then we met John and J. began to see how he could understand and learn his course contents. John taught him many learning, focusing and analysis techniques and coached him in the subject material for all his courses.

Now, my son is still in college because of the effort, skills and dedication that John has shown and continues to show towards my Special Needs child. My son’s grades now range from 80% to 100% .

This is the testament and reflection of a dedicated steward who will continue to help children like my son achieve their full potential in society.

2. My younger son living with ASD

My son R. had been relegated to classes for students with significant intellectual challenges. He could not shape his letters properly, failed to focus and had poor comprehension.

Determined to see if he could do more, I brought R. to John, who quickly decided that he was much smarter than the school thought and began to teach him many valuable techniques. Soon R. could write his letters and words much more clearly, his vocabulary, spelling and typing skills improved, he began reading much more age-appropriate level books.

I insisted that R. be placed in regular classrooms. Now he is taking a combination of course types while continuing with John’s coaching. He understands his subjects much better and completes his homework and assignments successfully.

He is:
-much happier
-getting good marks in Civics
-getting excellent marks in his Math and Photography courses.

3. For other children living with ASD

From one parent to another, especially ones with Special Needs children, this is the individual who you want to help your child or children exceed expectations and prove to the ones who believe that my child and your child cannot be productive members of this society, that they are wrong. This is the place to start; please make the connection Right now.

The best investment starts with empowering your children so they can read and write and be their own strong individuals, free of the stigma of what people think. My sons are a true testimony of a caring and professional individual who has our children’s best interests at heart. Again, my sons are doing very well in school thanks to this positive encounter. It is your time to meet this inspiring individual, John.

Joan R.

Testifier

My Background

My specialized background includes:

– Teaching college and university courses

– Tutoring and coaching children, teenagers and adults including those living with ASD, ADD and other Special Needs

– Writing and publishing educational textbooks

– Using best practices instructional design techniques in business transformation projects

– Preparing and delivering training to people from many cultures around the world.

All this allows me to do what I love best: give each of my students living with ASD, ADD or other Special Needs an enriching and often life-changing experience.

Please contact me to discuss your child’s particular needs so that I can design an individualized program to promote their academic success.

John Metford, BA (Honours), MA, Doctorat III Cycle

Police Vulnerable Sector Check

Applied Behaviour Analysis for Autism, Alison Education, 2023

Six Sigma Certification (Green Belt), Aveta Business Solutions, 2007

P.M.P. (Project Management Professional), Project Management Institute, 2003

M.B.A. courses, McMaster University

Contact Us

Whole Person ASD Services Program

Request a Session In-Person or On-Line

Address Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Email john@autismacademics.com

Funding Sources

Your child, teenager or adult family member may be eligible for funding for Autism Academics services as described below.

Special Services at Home (SSAH) program

– One-to-One Support for children under 18 years old living with autism.

Passport: Funding for Community Participation Supports

– Skills Development for people 18 or older.

Canada Student Grant for Services and Equipment for Persons with Permanent Disabilities (CSG-PDSE) / Bursary for Students with Disabilities (BSWD)

– In-Class Support or Tutoring for post-secondary students