The last twenty years has shown an increasing awareness of autism. A variety of programs to treat and aid children with autism at different stages of social development have only begun to emerge over the last five years. One such program is beginning in Thorne Hill, a suburb of Toronto. Lital Rotman Gurneir is starting “Social Butterflies” an ABA-like program targeting children with Aspergers playing with typical children to learn social skills. She joins Senior Dad Stan Goldberg to explain the program and its goals just before the launch of Social Butterflies.
The last twenty years has shown an increasing awareness of autism. A variety of programs to treat and aid children with autism at different stages of social development have only begun to emerge over the last five years. One such program is beginning in