About this Event
Join Always Connected Treatment Network and Mississauga Fire & Emergency Services for a free info session designed to empower parents, caregivers, and educators with practical fire safety strategies tailored for neurodiverse individuals.
What You’ll Learn:
Understanding the Sensory & Cognitive Impacts: How fire alarm sounds, sudden transitions, and routine disruptions affect autistic individuals.
Desensitization Techniques:Practical steps to help familiarize your child with the sound of a smoke alarm safely.
Home Evacuation Planning:Essential sub-skills needed for a safe, calm home exit.
Free Visual Tools & Resources: Access to social stories, Stop/Go visual aids, and step-by-step caregiver guides.
Session Details:
Date & Time: Wednesday, October 28th, 2026, 6:00-8:00pm
Location: Hazel McCallion Library. Program Room 2A – Floor 2
Cost: This session is free to attend, with the first 10 families registered will received a take-home sensory kit! Limited to 60 people.
More About the Providers:
protect life, property and the environment in Mississauga from all perils, through education, prevention, investigation, training, rescue, fire suppression, dangerous goods containment and life support services.
ACTN is an interdisciplinary therapeutic hub supporting children, youth and adults within the GTA and GHA. ACTN provides comprehensive supports for children, youth and adults across centre, home, school, community, and virtual (telehealth) settings.
- 1:1 Behaviour Therapy (ABA Therapy)
- Adaptive Skills Development (home routines, sleep, mealtimes, toileting)
- Behaviour Reduction & Emotional Regulation Support
- Social & Communication Skills Development
- Group ABA Therapy (including camps and weekly social skills groups)
- Occupational Therapy (OT)
- Speech-Language Pathology (SLP)
- Service Navigation & Funding Support (Ontario Autism Program)
- Educational Advocacy Support
We encourage families to bring their children as we will have activities for families to enjoy.
Event venue & nearby stays
Hazel McCallion Central Library, 301 Burnhamthorpe Road West, Mississauga, Canada
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