Connexions provides a number of services and supports for families with a child, youth or adult with a special need or disability

Free activities and workshops hosted by a wide range of experts including Speech Language Pathologists (SLP), Occupational Therapists, Psycoeducators and more! We also offer mental health and wellbeing check-ins for adults who need a listening ear, as well as an information and referral service for families who need help accessing health and social services within the Outaouais.

Information Services for Families with Special Needs

Looking for services for your child or family? Make sure to connect with us!

Connexions provides information on available health and social services for families with a special need or disability living in the Outaouais.

Call us at 819-557-0615 or email us at .

Let’s Play & Talk Kits for Families with Children 0-5

You can now borrow one of our Let’s Play & Talk Kits from from four of our partners in the MRC des Collines and at our Connexions office in Aylmer (Gatineau).

The Kits include speech & language resources, games and children’s books.

Find out how to borrow a Let’s Play & Talk Kit for your child!

Mental Health & Wellness Check-Ins

Feeling lonely, mentally drained or stressed? Need a listening ear and compassionate heart? Connexions is providing Mental Health & Wellness Check-Ins.

Register now and we’ll reach out to you to set up a 30-minute phone call that works into your schedule. These conversations are confidential and meant to bring some ease into your life in whatever way you need!

Community Resources

Name: Mental Health & Wellness Check In
Start: 2023-09-30T00:00:00-04:00
End: 2023-09-30T23:59:00-04:00
Location: Book a Phone Call

Financial Supports for Children, Youth and Adults with Special Needs

Find various financial supports available from different levels of government and non-profit organizations.

Respite for Individuals with Special Needs

Find respite services through your local CLSV, the Lighthouse, Children and Families, as well as the Centre de Ressourcement pour

Explaining the Law in Plain Language

Find a list of legal information resources, including community organizations

Frequently Asked Questions

Find answers to the most frequently asked questions to available health and socila service sresources within the Outaouais.

Daycare Services

Quebec has established its own unique approach to daycare for children 0-4, with subsidized and recognized Child Care Centres (CPEs) and Subsidized Family Home Daycares where spaces are offered at reduced contribution for infants through school-age children.

Materials, Toys, Equipment, Learning Tools, Educational Games & Resources

A long list of assistive technologies, tutoring resources, apps, tools to better understand the IEP, a handbook for parents with children special needs and more can be found on

Camps & Activities

Find a long list of camps for children with special needs within and outside the Outaouais, as well as organizations who provide groups and activities such a theatre groups, gymnastics groups and more. You’ll also find

Speech & Language Services & Resources

Find a long list of speech and language services from the CISSS de l’Outaouais and Western Quebec School Board to

Autism Services & Resources

Includes information on how to acccess diagnostic and support services for a child, youth or adult with autism. Also, includes a list of community resources that offer various progreamming and supports for families with autism.

Occupational Therapy Resources

Includes a long list of online resources, tools and books for families with a child, youth or adult seeking OT

About Connexions

Connexions Resource Centre is a not-for-profit community organization whose mission is to serve and promote the health, well-being and vitality of the English-speaking population of the Outaouais.

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