About the Symington Foundation
Honouring the extraordinary global legacy of Dr. David Cambidge Symington, a visionary physician, humanitarian, and world leader in rehabilitation medicine.
We support innovative, inclusive, and evidence-informed programs that empower individuals of all abilities to grow, belong, and thrive symbiotically.
Shaping Stronger Futures
The Symington Symbiotic Foundation was incorporated in 2018 with a mission to empower and support children and youth with disabilities. This work is accomplished through an interdisciplinary learning and therapy experience consisting of Empowering Steps movement therapy and behaviour intervention, speech & language therapy, and physiotherapy, all under one roof. Our pediatric clients benefit from therapists of various disciplines exchanging knowledge and assessments to meet their individual needs.
SERVICES
The Symington Symbiotic Foundation provides access to a number of services operated by our partners.
Empowering Steps Behaviour Intervention
Empowering Steps Behaviour Intervention takes place in an inclusive gymnastics setting, utilizing a Developmental Social Pragmatic approach based on the principles of typical child development, with an individualized Behaviour Plan of Intervention developed for each participant.
Empowering Steps Movement Therapy
Empowering Steps Movement Therapy is a motor intervention based on a 10-stage motor scale, taking place in an inclusive gymnastics environment and progressing through developmental milestones to more complex sport-specific skills. This program is most beneficial for children with motor deficits, low muscle tone, or poor muscular coordination.
Speech and Language Pathology
Speech-Language Therapists provide clinical speech and language services to children who needs support in speech, language and cognitive-communication. SLP is offered as a 1:1 classroom-based service, or integrated with our base Empowering Steps BI/MT curriculum during gym sessions.
Physiotherapy
Physiotherapy is available as an integrated service, supplementing our base Empowering Steps BI/MT curriculum with client-specific physio goals, and including monthly virtual check-ins with our physiotherapist.
Empowering Steps Therapy Intensives
Empowering Steps 2- or 4-hour therapy intensives are offered during Spring and Summer break, and include Empowering Steps BI and/or Movement Therapy, fine motor activities, social group activities, games, free explorative play in the gym, and more!
Social/Community Groups
We are very excited to offer a small selection of weekly and monthly group programs on a case by case basis, including an Adult Community Inclusion Social Group and our Empowering Steps Trampoline Social Group.
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