Is your life touched by Autism Spectrum Disorder?

Are you a…

Teacher looking for ready-to-use program materials?

looking for ready-to-use program materials? Parent eager to teach your son or daughter how to cook?

eager to teach your son or daughter how to cook? Service provider running group programs?

running group programs? Group home worker teaching cooking and good nutrition?

teaching cooking and good nutrition? Someone with special needs learning to cook?

learning to cook? Support worker trying to instill some independence?

trying to instill some independence? Job coach teaching employment skills?

teaching employment skills? Friend or relative looking for the right gift?

looking for the right gift? Librarian selecting materials for patrons dealing with disabilities in their own lives or the lives of others?

selecting materials for patrons dealing with disabilities in their own lives or the lives of others? Sibling looking for activities to share with your brother or sister?

Then Coach in the Kitchen is ideal for you. And there’s nothing else like it. Anywhere.

Workshops and Information Sessions

Our president, Penny Gill, has been giving presentations in the field of autism for many years across Canada and in the United States. Penny’s current presentation is titled Teaching People with Autism to Cook Really Well for Jobs, Health & Friendship.

This two-hour talk deals with challenges that typically arise when teaching people with autism to cook — fine and gross motor challenges, sensory challenges, and the challenges of processing information and following directions. Penny sets out techniques to overcome these difficulties for adolescents and adults, as well as for children — techniques we have used with success in our cooking school.

She shares methods to help poor eaters improve eating habits, and elaborates on strategies for social-communication development that can easily be incorporated into the experiences of cooking and eating together. A range of employment opportunities in the food industry is also explored.

To arrange for this presentation in your area, contact us using the information on the Contact Us page.