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Liberal Press Release:McGuinty Liberals have kept and exceeded autism commitment

ONTARIO LIBERAL PARTY
ONTARIO LIBERAL PARTY

Attention News Editors:

McGuinty Liberals have kept and exceeded autism commitment

Next step to prepare schools for on-site IBI therapy

TORONTO, Sept. 15 /CNW/ - While the negative campaigning of the

opposition parties continues, the McGuinty Liberals are moving forward
to

build supports for parents and children with autism.

"Playing political games with these parents and children is
disgraceful,"

said Liberal Minister of Children and Youth Services Mary Anne
Chambers. "It’s

time for some honesty in this discussion. We know the challenges
families with

autistic children face, and there’s more to do together to build a
support

system."

"Dalton McGuinty has been there to support children with autism
from day

one. He kept his commitment and went beyond it," said Chambers. "There
is more

to do and we will keep working together toward better services for
these

kids."

This year more than 1,400 autistic children will receive IBI
therapy, up

from 530 under the Conservatives, and 0 under the NDP. The average
annual

total cost per child for IBI therapy is $70,000.

The 2003 Commitment:

"The Ontario Liberals support extending autism treatment beyond the
age

of six. In government, my team and I will work with clinical directors,

parents, teachers and school boards to devise a feasible way in which
autistic

children in our province can get the support and treatment they need.
That

includes children over the age of six."

What was delivered:

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- Extended autism treatment beyond the age of six, cancelling the

Conservative age cut off

- Tripled investments in autism to over $140 million

- More than doubled the number of children receiving IBI therapy,

including kids over age 6

- Created a new college program to train more IBI therapists

- Invested in summer camps for autistic children

- Invested in respite services for parents of autistic children

- Invested in training child care workers and education
assistants

- Directed school boards to prepare schools to deliver IBI
therapy

on-site

>>

The lawsuit:

On November 24, 1999, a group of families with autistic children
filed a

lawsuit against the Conservative government. One of the parents said:
"The

government is just trying to save money by excluding older children. We
aren’t

going to accept that our children’s health would be compromised in this
way."

The suit finally went to court in April 2003, still under the

Conservative government. It was one more mess the Conservatives left
behind to

be cleaned up.

The lawsuit was about legal jurisdiction. It never got in the way
our

efforts to expand services for these kids.

For further information: Ben Chin, (416) 961-3800 ext. 412,

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