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Since our programs happen only monthly or for short periods of time, you may see this page changing. No, people are not being fired or anything dramatic. Many of our wonderful leaders have full time Jobs or get opportunities for greater work and we need to find replacements. We love all the leaders at Spectrum Insights and want them to be happy and follow their dreams. As we grow I hope to be able to offer more hours and keep these fantastic people working for us. I am so proud to have such talented people on board!
-John Anderson - Program Director All of our staff have a recent background check and updated first aid.
The Directors Updated First Aid and VSC is below. To see the first aid status you can click the link and add the Last Name and Validation # 100361128 Anderson https://myrc.redcross.ca/ValidateCertificate/ 
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Former All Stars
Sonia Dubuc was our awesome SISG co leader in 2015/16.
Alicia Hannah was our first Just For Girls Leader in 2015. She helped start the program with our fist all girls summer camp!
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Madison Holmes Lauzon
Madison graduated from teacher’s college in the spring of 2016 and is currently teaching French full time at Centennial Public School in Kingston. She thoroughly enjoys working with children of all ages.Madison has a psychology degree from Trent University with a minor in French. In her spare time she plays competitive Ringette and has trained on and off in Karate for several years. She hopes to one day get her black belt and run an after school Karate program for kids. Madison is very excited to join the Spectrum Insights team and is looking forward to a fun summer with the just for girls camp!
Madison graduated from teacher’s college in the spring of 2016 and is currently teaching French full time at Centennial Public School in Kingston. She thoroughly enjoys working with children of all ages.Madison has a psychology degree from Trent University with a minor in French. In her spare time she plays competitive Ringette and has trained on and off in Karate for several years. She hopes to one day get her black belt and run an after school Karate program for kids. Madison is very excited to join the Spectrum Insights team and is looking forward to a fun summer with the just for girls camp!
Laura Kubisheski
Laura has been working with children with autism for over 8 years now. She earned an honours arts degree in psychology from the University of Ottawa, and then continued her education with the autism and behavioural science certificate program from St Laurence College. Laura has worked with children with ASD in centre based, private and camp settings. She is incredibly excited to be joining the Spectrum Insights team and running the Just for Girls summer camps. In her spare time, she enjoys yoga and playing soccer.
Laura has been working with children with autism for over 8 years now. She earned an honours arts degree in psychology from the University of Ottawa, and then continued her education with the autism and behavioural science certificate program from St Laurence College. Laura has worked with children with ASD in centre based, private and camp settings. She is incredibly excited to be joining the Spectrum Insights team and running the Just for Girls summer camps. In her spare time, she enjoys yoga and playing soccer.
Julia Zayed
Julia has been working with individuals of all ages with ASD for seven years. She tutored and taught French at Astolot and completed a Masters of Special Education at Sydney University in Australia. Julia also worked at CHEO's Autism Program for two years as a behaviour therapist. She is now a Learning Specialist at Ottawa U. She is very excited to be running the Just for Girls night this month! In her spare time, she plays soccer and loves snowboarding in the winter.
Julia has been working with individuals of all ages with ASD for seven years. She tutored and taught French at Astolot and completed a Masters of Special Education at Sydney University in Australia. Julia also worked at CHEO's Autism Program for two years as a behaviour therapist. She is now a Learning Specialist at Ottawa U. She is very excited to be running the Just for Girls night this month! In her spare time, she plays soccer and loves snowboarding in the winter.
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Maria Mentiady
Maria Mentiady is currently in her third year of concurrent-education at Queen's University. She has been involved in the Common Table (Koinonia) program as an intern for John Anderson for three years and has spent time volunteering in a Junior Special Needs Classroom over the past two years. Maria is very excited to be working alongside Julia in the Just for Girls program. She enjoys reading, playing music and being outdoors! |
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Liam Pignat
Liam has been working with children and youth with ASD since 2011. He has just graduated from Algonquin College’s Child and Youth Worker program and is now starting his Bachelor of Social Work with a Minor in Disability Studies at Carleton University. Liam has worked with children and youth on the spectrum in camp, school, centre based and in home settings. He is very excited to be working alongside John at the new Spectrum Insights Location. In his spare time, Liam enjoys soccer, reading and collecting comics and discovering new music. |
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John Anderson Program Director
I have been a caregiver since 1996, the last 7 helping children, teens and young adults on the autism spectrum learn life and social skills. During that time I found there were life skills that I was not able to teach during a personal coaching session in a classroom but could only be taught in the real world. I began to take my clients on social outings to better learn life skills, but found that there was still a social component missing. Under the advice of Jennifer Cowan, Director of the Astolot Education Centre, and the encouragement of parents, I started a summer camp for my clients in 2012. The Focus was Life skills and Social skills, the goal was to teach them how to be more independent and how to interact socially in the world and with each other. The groups were small, only 5 participants, so I was better able to give each student individual attention and coaching. It was a success so I began to open it up to students outside of of my client base in 2013.
My current vision is to reach out to more teens, as I find many of them reach an age where there are fewer and fewer programs available for them. As they near adulthood, they out grow school or not able to attend due to their personal limitations. Many parents of my clients express concerns over what to do w/ their ASD children. This is where the camp is filling a niche that my parents were looking for. It gives the teens a social group and they are among peers again. So as much as I am teaching life skills, this camp is giving them social opportunities and building the
lasting bonds of friendship.
If you have any questions about our programs please contact our Director John Anderson
using the form below.
I have been a caregiver since 1996, the last 7 helping children, teens and young adults on the autism spectrum learn life and social skills. During that time I found there were life skills that I was not able to teach during a personal coaching session in a classroom but could only be taught in the real world. I began to take my clients on social outings to better learn life skills, but found that there was still a social component missing. Under the advice of Jennifer Cowan, Director of the Astolot Education Centre, and the encouragement of parents, I started a summer camp for my clients in 2012. The Focus was Life skills and Social skills, the goal was to teach them how to be more independent and how to interact socially in the world and with each other. The groups were small, only 5 participants, so I was better able to give each student individual attention and coaching. It was a success so I began to open it up to students outside of of my client base in 2013.
My current vision is to reach out to more teens, as I find many of them reach an age where there are fewer and fewer programs available for them. As they near adulthood, they out grow school or not able to attend due to their personal limitations. Many parents of my clients express concerns over what to do w/ their ASD children. This is where the camp is filling a niche that my parents were looking for. It gives the teens a social group and they are among peers again. So as much as I am teaching life skills, this camp is giving them social opportunities and building the
lasting bonds of friendship.
If you have any questions about our programs please contact our Director John Anderson
using the form below.
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