Autism Therapy

• Most kids with autism won’t get core therapy funding soon: Ontario ministry document

  Most of the children in Ontario waiting for publicly funded core autism therapy will not receive it any time soon, the government says in an internal assessment.

  Health

  Jul 26, 2023
  
• Ontario fails to meet target of providing 8,000 kids funding for autism therapy

  Ontario government has failed to meet its target of providing funding for 8,000 children to receive core autism therapies by the end of the fall, though it won't say by how much.

  Health

  Dec 22, 2022
  
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• Ontario government to regulate ABA therapists who support people with autism

  Ontario's Progressive Conservative government says it plans to regulate clinicians who provide applied behaviour analysis, a form of therapy used to support people with autism.

  Politics

  Aug 13, 2019
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• Ontario’s autism funding overhaul — here’s how it compares to the rest of Canada

  A look at how government-funded autism therapy across Canada.

  Canada

  Feb 22, 2019
• Peterborough mother opposes province’s new autism program

  The Peterborough mother of five-year-old Noah Locklin opposes changes to the provincial government's autism program.

  Health

  Feb 21, 2019
• Ontario couple considers separation, selling home to help children with autism

  News last week that the Ford government is planning an overhaul of funding for autism therapy has been difficult for an Ontario family to process.

  Health

  Feb 11, 2019
• EXCLUSIVE: Heartbroken families of children with autism team up for legal fight against Quebec

  At least eight families are teaming up with the Centre for Research Action on Race Relations to launch legal action against the Quebec government over the lack of services for their children with autism.

  Canada

  Feb 14, 2018
• Ontario family takes battle for child’s right to autism therapy to human rights tribunal

  Skrt says her family offered to cover the cost of private ABA professionals to work with her son at school, but she says the board won't allow it.

  Education

  Oct 13, 2017
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• Montreal family takes legal action against Quebec over autism services

  A Montreal malpractice lawyer is taking legal action against the Quebec government for denying basic services to a six-year-old girl with autism.

  Canada

  May 29, 2017
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• Robots helping to teach students with autism in West Vancouver

  Milo is a robot specially designed to help young students with autism learn social cues, and he's now available in West Vancouver public schools.

  Education

  Apr 13, 2017