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Evidence-Based ABA
for Neurodivergent
Learners & Families

Supporting children, youth, and families across Lanark County with compassionate, neurodivergent-affirming Applied Behaviour Analysis.

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Jessica Messier Led by Jessica Messier, BCBA · RBA (Ont.)
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About Continuum ABA

Neurodivergent-Affirming
Care for Real Life Skills

Continuum ABA is a neurodivergent-affirming clinic supporting children, youth, and families using the principles of Applied Behaviour Analysis. We believe every learner has strengths. Our role is to build on them.

We specialize in building meaningful, real-life skills that make a real difference: from communication and social connections to emotional regulation. Our approach is collaborative, respectful, and grounded in evidence.

Communication
Social Connections
Emotional Regulation
Individual in a one-on-one therapy session
Evidence-Based
ABA Methodology
Serving
Lanark County
Our Focus Areas

We Help Learners Build

Every goal is meaningful. We focus on skills that create real, lasting change in daily life.

Social Skills

Examples
  • Taking turns & sharing
  • Reading social cues
  • Making & keeping friends
  • Group play & cooperation

Daily Living Skills

Examples
  • Getting dressed independently
  • Brushing teeth & hygiene
  • Meal prep & feeding skills
  • Toileting & self-care

Emotional Regulation

Examples
  • Identifying feelings
  • Calming strategies
  • Tolerating frustration
  • Coping with change

Communication

Examples
  • Requesting needs & wants
  • Expanding vocabulary
  • Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) & other supports
  • Back-and-forth conversation

Executive Functioning

Examples
  • Starting tasks independently
  • Planning & sequencing
  • Flexible thinking
  • Organization & follow-through
What We Offer

Our Services

Tailored, evidence-based support for learners and families at every stage.

Individual Sessions

One-on-one ABA therapy tailored to each individual's unique goals. We work directly with the learner in a supportive, strengths-based environment using naturalistic teaching.

  • Personalized goal setting
  • Progress tracking & reporting
  • Naturalistic teaching

Social Groups

Small-group programs (typically 4–6 participants) designed to build social connections and practice real-world skills in a safe, fun, and peer-supported environment.

  • Peer interaction practice
  • Structured & naturalistic activities
  • Confidence-building focus

Caregiver Coaching

We partner with families to extend learning into everyday life. Caregivers share their biggest challenges and help shape the personalized goals we work toward together, so support fits your family, not just the classroom. You'll gain practical tools and strategies to use at home and in the community.

  • Applying skills at home and in daily life
  • Strategy & tool training
  • Ongoing collaborative support

Remote Services

Flexible virtual sessions for families who prefer to connect from home. We deliver the same evidence-based ABA support online, wherever you are in Ontario.

  • Telehealth consultations
  • Virtual caregiver coaching
  • Province-wide accessibility

Have questions about ABA therapy or how to get started?

Ontario Autism Program

AccessOAP Eligible Services

Our services are eligible under the Ontario Autism Program (OAP) via the AccessOAP portal. We work with families to navigate funding options and access services through OAP Core Clinical Services and Caregiver-Mediated Early Years programs.

Your Voice Matters

Help Shape Our Services

Continuum ABA is committed to being responsive to the neurodivergent community across Ontario. We want to hear from individuals, families, caregivers, and community members about what services matter most.

Your voice will help shape the services we offer. Please take a few minutes to fill out our feedback survey. Anonymous responses are welcome.

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Takes about 3–5 minutes.

Meet the Team

Who You'll Work With

Jessica Messier, BCBA

Jessica Messier

BCBA & RBA (Ont.)

M.S. Psych ABA · Board Certified Behaviour Analyst

Jessica is a Board Certified Behaviour Analyst and Registered Behaviour Analyst in Ontario. With a Master's in Psychology (ABA focus), she brings evidence-based, compassionate care to every learner and family she works with.

The Story Behind Continuum

Why Jess Started Continuum ABA

Some paths feel less like choices and more like a calling you finally stop putting off.

For Jess, that calling has always centred on children: the quiet thrill of watching a child reach a milestone they've been working toward, or seeing a family discover a rhythm that finally feels sustainable. A parent's confidence growing alongside their child's. Those moments don't get old.

What became impossible to ignore, though, was the gap. Families across Lanark County, rural Ontario, and the province more broadly were navigating real challenges with too few local supports to lean on. In rural communities, distance adds another layer: fewer providers, limited transportation, longer drives. But the gap exists across all of Ontario. Waitlists grew. Individuals went without. And the families who needed the most help were often the ones waiting the longest to receive it.

Continuum ABA exists to help close that gap, bringing individualized, evidence-based therapy to more families across the province, and helping grow the local and virtual capacity that communities deserve. Because every learner is different, every program here is built from the ground up around the individual it serves. That kind of flexibility isn't just possible at Continuum; it's the whole point.

It starts with the kids. It grows with the families.
And it's built to show up, every step of the way.

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