Jan 25, 2019 | In the news
By LAURA KIRBY-MCINTOSH Opinion Fri., Jan. 25, 2019 Ontario residents should know that the wait-list for service from the Ontario Autism Program is now close to 30,000 — an outrageous number. Recently, Progressive Conservative MPPs have been hearing the agonizing...
Jan 10, 2019 | In the news
ALLISON GARBERCONTRIBUTED TO THE GLOBE AND MAILPUBLISHED JANUARY 10, 2019 Allison Garber is a communications consultant based in Bedford, N.S. She is on the board of directors of Autism Nova Scotia. I struggled to read the comments after Caroline Alphonso’s recent...
Jan 9, 2019 | In the news
PHIL RICHMOND AND HAYLEY AVRUSKINCONTRIBUTED TO THE GLOBE AND MAILPUBLISHED JANUARY 9, 2019 Toronto-based parents Phil Richmond and Hayley Avruskin have two children with complex disabilities. They are part of the Congregated School Parent Network, which supports...
Jan 9, 2019 | In the news
(Second grader Grayson Kahn, with his mother, Lisa: Grayson, who has autisim, was expelled from his school after he struck an educational assistant.) MICHELLE SIU/THE GLOBE AND MAIL Letters to the Editor should be exclusive to The Globe and Mail. Include your name,...
Jan 7, 2019 | In the news
(Lisa Kahn hugs her son Grayson, 7, who was diagnosed with autism in 2017. He was expelled from school for striking an educational assistant. He now stays at the family home in Guelph, Ont., getting private instruction from the school district while his parents appeal...