Walker Developmental Services
Services
Individualized support for the whole child and the whole family
Walker Developmental Services provides individualized, evidence-based, and neurodiversity-affirming support for children, youth, and families. Services are designed around each individual’s strengths, communication, support needs, relationships, interests, environment, and family priorities. Rather than placing children into preset programs, we begin by understanding what matters most to the individual and the people who support them.
We specialize in working with children and youth with high support needs, complex developmental profiles, significant communication barriers, and behaviours that may affect safety, participation, learning, relationships, or quality of life. Depending on the service, support may be provided in the home, community, virtually, or in another appropriate setting.
Individual ABA Therapy
One-to-one Applied Behaviour Analysis services provide individualized teaching and support based on goals identified through assessment and collaborative treatment planning.
ABA therapy may focus on building meaningful skills, reducing barriers, improving safety, increasing access to communication, and supporting participation in everyday life.
Neurodiversity-affirming practice recognizes that differences in communication, learning, movement, regulation, play, and social interaction are part of human diversity. Intervention focuses on reducing meaningful barriers, supporting access and participation, strengthening communication and self-advocacy, improving safety, and building skills that are support the individual participate more fully in their own life while preserving dignity, choice, and authentic ways of being.
Caregiver Coaching
Caregiver coaching helps families understand and use practical, evidence-based strategies within everyday routines.
Coaching is individualized and connected to the goals identified through assessment and service planning. It is not based on a standard parenting program or a single prescribed approach.
The goal is not to ask families to recreate a therapy session at home. Recommendations should be realistic, respectful of family capacity, and practical enough to use within everyday life.
Group ABA Therapy
Group ABA therapy is offerred to support learning in a group setting, where participants are working on similar goals.
Groups are developed based on client interest, compatibility, identified goals, and availability. Participants are thoughtfully matched to support safety, engagement, shared learning, and meaningful participation.
*Please note that Group ABA Therapy is currenly only available to those registered in our Individual ABA Therapy Program.