Schools & professionals
Autism Services for Schools
Autism support, built around your school.
For schools and school teams
Grounded in classroom reality, not ivory-tower theory.
Supporting complex autistic learners requires more than clinical recommendations that only work on paper. Because we understand the day-to-day realities of staffing, schedules, and school-wide systems, TriPoint Autism & Literacy Education Services (TALES) partners with public and independent school teams to develop strategies that are genuinely feasible, sustainable, and effective in everyday classrooms.
Individualized school support
How TALES can help.
Services are individualized to the student and the needs of the school team. Support can range from a focused consultation or evaluation to ongoing collaboration, including implementation support, coaching, progress monitoring, and refinement of recommendations over time.
Behaviour assessment & problem solving
Observation, assessment, data analysis, and collaborative problem solving to better understand behavioural, learning, or instructional concerns.
Curriculum & programming
Support identifying meaningful educational goals, evaluating existing programming, and designing systematic instruction. Specialized assessment and curricular approaches, including the VB-MAPP and PEAK, may be incorporated when appropriate.
Assistive technology
Evaluation and consultation to identify evidence-based technology that can support communication, learning, and independence, with recommendations grounded in the student’s needs, tasks, and educational environment.
Professional development
In-person workshops and on-demand professional development are available to build the knowledge and skills of educators and school teams.
Led by a doctoral-level behaviour analyst
Expertise that bridges disciplines.
TALES autism services are led by Joe Novak, EdD, BCBA-D, ATP, one of only 14 doctoral-level behaviour analysts currently listed in British Columbia by the Behavior Analyst Certification Board.
Over a twenty-year career across public and private schools, Joe has worked both on the front lines and in leadership, serving as Assistant Clinical Director, Director of Curriculum & Technology, Director of Clinical Integrity & Training, and Director of Clinical Initiatives.
Joe’s background spans behaviour analysis, special education, assistive technology, and a graduate degree in speech-language pathology. This combination allows TALES to consider how behaviour, communication, and the school environment interact rather than approaching each area in isolation.
The result is individualized support focused on the whole student and, most importantly, realistic solutions that educators can actually implement.
Joe Novak
EdD, BCBA-D, ATP
Owner & Director
One of only 14 doctoral-level Board Certified Behaviour Analysts listed in British Columbia, with more than 20 years of experience in special education, autism services, and assistive technology.
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Services may focus on an individual student, classroom, or broader educational program and can range from a focused consultation to ongoing support.
