Jonathan Alderson - Biography
Autism Treatment: Multi-Treatments provide ultimate combination
Jonathan Alderson is the Founder and Director of the
Intensive Multi-Treatment Intervention
(www.IMTI.ca) program for families with
children on the autistic spectrum. Alderson offers a highly customized
solution and specializes in blending play therapy, structured learning,
sensory, and biomedical treatments in the integrated IMTI model. “The
issues underlying the challenges of children with autism are multifaceted –
so the treatment has to be multifaceted too”, Alderson explains about
his unique approach. With over 20 years of study and work in education
and autism treatment, a Masters in Education from Harvard University, a
BA in developmental and educational psychology, and 8 years of training
and work at the Son-Rise Program, including hundreds of hours of 1:1 therapy
with children, Alderson now designs and directs home-based treatment programs
for families in Toronto, Ontario. You can find more about his practice
at www.IMTI.ca.
The Son-Rise Program is a program at the
Option Institute for "helping
children and adults with special needs maximize their potential." They
work with persons with ADD, PDD, Autism, and others. Jonathan Alderson was
formerly the Son-Rise Program Director. He oversaw all aspects of Son-Rise
Program, responsible for budget planning, supervision and development of
all SRP Child Facilitator and Teacher Training, staff trainer and family
teacher, recruiting and interviewing new trainees, future planning and
development.