Ontario boosts autism budget to $779M, advocates question where money is going
Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy’s budget, tabled Thursday, contains two lines on the Ontario Autism Program, including touting the new funding.
‘Mommy will help me’: Navigating the web of supports for kids with autism in Ontario
Emmett, who lives with his family in Thornhill, Ont., is now one of the more than 60,000 children in the province seeking services through the Ontario Autism Program.
Monaghan: The Ontario Autism Program still lacks transparency
Parents don’t want to exist in a constant state of activism just to ensure their vulnerable children receive the help they need and deserve.
Slow progress in Ontario autism program rollout; officials insist they’re on target
Angela Brandt, president of the Ontario Autism Coalition, said the government need only look to its history with the autism program to explain the lower-than-expected uptake.
Ontario parents continue to wait for concrete autism program
It’s been months since the province started a new round of changes to the Ontario Autism Program.
Ontario parents continue to wait for concrete autism program
It’s been months since the province started a new round of changes to the Ontario Autism Program. Now, the government is looking for an independent organization to bring kids into a new needs based plan. But as Aaron Streck reports, parents say t…