Government documents show that
only 20% of chldren and youth with autism
will receive core services therapy.
The other 80% will wait from five to seven years!
This is the briefing binder given to Hon Michael Parsa when he took over. The information it contains is shocking:
- Only 1/3 of children and youth on the waitlist will receive core services
- The other 2/3 will continue to wait for up to seven years
- The only way to get the waitlist to move is more money or kids turning 18
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Here’s the news about autism in Ontario
Keep checking back, at least until Google and Facebook come to their senses & resume publishing Canadian news.
Ontario moves to regulate therapy used in autism program – Collingwood News
(Left to right) Michael Parsa, now Ontario’s minister of Children, … a renewed call from the Ontario Autism Coalition for the government to move …
Shortage of core therapy funds for kids with autism sparks concerns – CHCH
Founding member of the Ontario autism coalition Bruce McIntosh says families with provincial invites from late last year aren’t seeing …
Most kids with autism in Ontario won’t get core therapy funding any time soon: document
TORONTO — Most of the children in Ontario waiting for publicly funded core … Alina Cameron, the president of the Ontario Autism Coalition, …
Ontario Autism Program faces funding delays amid soaring demand for services
Amidst an ever-growing demand for services, parents with children on the autism spectrum are growing desperate with an increasing waitlist and funding delays for critical therapies, while advocates want to see a shift to a needs-based program.
Most kids with autism won’t get core therapy funding soon: Ontario ministry document – CBC
Most of the children in Ontario waiting for publicly funded core autism therapy … Alina Cameron, the president of the Ontario Autism Coalition, …
Ford cuts blamed for child trafficker’s access to autism centre – Orillia News
The province promised to regulate autism therapy providers four years ago but hasn’t done it yet, the Ontario Autism Coalition says of ‘shocking’ …
Ford government to blame for child trafficker’s access to autism therapy centre: advocates
The province promised to regulate autism therapy providers four years ago but hasn’t done it yet, the Ontario Autism Coalition says.
Children with autism at risk from Ontario’s years-long therapy wait-lists – The Globe and Mail
Alina Cameron, vice-president of research at the Ontario Autism Coalition, with her daughter, Fiona. Fiona was put on the wait-list for funded …
Father calls for transparency in new Peel police autism strategy – Brampton Guardian
Police have partnered with several groups to develop the strategy, including Autism Ontario, Kerry’s Place, ErinoakKids Centre for Treatment and …
Broken Autism Program Suffers Another Setback – Wawa-news.com
The Ford autism program’s slow rollout, unstable funding, … The Ontario Autism Coalition calls upon the Ford government to work with regional …
Media Releases
- Response to MCCSS Funding Announcement
- Statement on Appointment of Minister Merrilee Fullerton
- Autism Community Takes Action Against Minister Todd Smith
- Ontario Autism Coalition Response to the Ontario Autism Program Pilot
- Ontario Autism Coalition Holds Annual General Meeting
- Another Year of Waiting for a Needs-Based Ontario Autism Program
- OAC Releases Education Recommendations for School Re-opening
- The Ford Government Short Changes Autism Families…Again
- Families to Protest Delays to Autism Program (EN)
- Families to Protest Delays to Autism Program (FR)
- Letter to Minister Smith Jan 2019
- Families Still Waiting for Details on New Autism Program
- Recommendations Release
- OAP Enhancement Doesn’t Address the Big Issues (Mar. 2019)
- Minister of Education’s “Autism Announcement” Is Too Little, Too Late (Mar. 2019)
- Ford Government’s One-Size-Fits-All Approach Fails All Children with Autism (Feb. 2019)
- Disability Advocates Call for Action Limiting When Principals Can Exclude Students from School (Jan. 2019)
- OAC demands that the Ford Government end the conflict of interest with the Regional Autism Programs (Nov. 2018)
- Parents Worried That Increased Special Education Funding Will Not Be Spent On What’s Needed (Mar. 2018)
- OAC Will Protest the Lack of Appropriate Supports in Schools for Students with Autism and Other Special Education Needs (Oct. 2017)
- OAC Calls On Ministry of Education to Issue Consistent Policy Allowing Autism Service Dogs In Ontario Schools (Sep. 2017)
- The Autism Community Will Remind The Wynne Government That The New Autism Program Must Serve All Children And Youth With Autism (Apr. 2017)
- Education System Must Change to Meet the Needs of Students with Autism (Apr. 2017)
Briefing Notes to Government
- Presentation To Finance Committee
- Recommendations for Special Education in Ontario’s Public Schools: Exclusions, Suspensions and Expulsions (Oct. 2018)
- Recommendations for changes to the Ontario Autism Program (Aug. 2018)
- Rethinking the Ontario Autism Program – Direct Funding as a Way Forward (May 2016)
Important Letters
- Letter To Minister Smith (Jan 2019)
- Letter to Minister Hon. Lisa MacLeod – Bill 64, Noah and Gregory’s Law (Dec. 2018)
- Letter to Minister Hon. Lisa M. Thompson – Ontario Schools that Exclude or Refuse to Admit Students with Disabilities (Dec. 2018)
- The Health Professions Appeal and Review Board (Aug. 2018)
- Letter to Minister Hon. Mitzie Hunter (July 2017)
- Letter to the Minister Hon. Michael Coteau (Sept 2016)