Autism Funding

• Parents concerned with ‘shameful’ changes to Ontario Autism Program

  Parents and advocates are raising concerns over changes made to the Ontario Autism Program, saying the provincial government is failing to meet the needs of kids and families.

  Canada

  May 5, 2023
  
• Following backlash, B.C. to maintain current model to fund autism support

  Premier David Eby says the province will maintain the individualized funding model for children with autism instead of phasing it out in 2025 and moving to a hub model.

  Politics

  Nov 25, 2022
  
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• Parents take fight against new B.C. autism funding model to Eby’s Vancouver office

  It has been one year since the province announced plans to phase out direct funding to families of children with autism and replace it with a new centralized hub model by 2025.

  Health

  Oct 27, 2022
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• Parents of children with autism seek to avoid ‘disaster,’ protest B.C.’s new funding model

  In October, the province announced it would phase out its existing structure, which provides autism funding directly to families, in favour of a centralized service hub model.

  Health

  Apr 29, 2022
• B.C. parents take anger over autism program changes to Victoria

  Parents and advocates say the proposed move to a "hub" model, rather than direct funding to families, will leave kids with autism facing long wait lists and reduced services.

  Health

  Nov 25, 2021
• Saskatchewan families with autistic children get increased funding options

  Saskatchewan families with autism from ages 6-11 can access more services under the Individualized Funding Program such as life skills programs.

  Politics

  Nov 18, 2021
• B.C. set to end direct funding for children with autism by 2025, moving to overall hub model

  For children under the age of six, the province currently offers up to $22,000 per year.

  Health

  Oct 27, 2021
• Kingston single mother says she’s waited months for provincial funding for her son with autism

  'This is a difficult logistic for any normative child and for a child that has special requirements it’s additionally hard,' says Cynthia Honeywell.

  Canada

  May 23, 2020
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• ‘Do the right thing’: Eugene Levy calls on Ford government to reverse autism funding changes

  "These families, for them to be going day after day after day without the treatment these kids need is really just heartbreaking," Levy said.

  Canada

  Oct 15, 2019
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• ‘We need to get a handle on the exact count,’ Doug Ford says of autism program wait list

  "There seems to be numbers flying all over the place from the experts to other organizations. So we need to get a handle on the exact count," the premier said in an interview with Global News Radio 640 Toronto on Tuesday.

  Politics

  Jul 3, 2019