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When Daniela Emmerich de Souza Mossini Miskulin arrived in Canada in 2018, her nine-year-old son Gabriel had already received an autism diagnosis back in their native Brazil. Finding help for Gabriel in a new country was hard, but Daniela and her family discovered an oasis of care and support through Surrey Place, a not-for-profit organization that serves people with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in the Toronto area and northwestern Ontario.
?It can be difficult coming from another country without connections,? says Daniela. Surrey Place ?helped us navigate the Canadian system.? 
Daniela was soon able to access Surrey Place?s Foundational Family Services to ease Gabriel?s transition and support his development. The free program is immediately available to any family enrolled in the Ontario Autism Program (OAP). It helps to build a family?s capacity to help with their child?s learning and behavioural progress in a variety of evidence-based ways, such as through family mentoring, caregiver workshops and transition supports.  At Surrey Place, Gabriel also subsequently accessed applied behaviour analysis (ABA), which is a fee-based clinical service paid for through government grants to families. The two services ?helped my son manage his behaviours during a challenging time,? says Daniela.
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