Autism Therapy
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Most kids with autism won’t get core therapy funding soon: Ontario ministry documentMost 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.HealthJul 26
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Ontario fails to meet target of providing 8,000 kids funding for autism therapyOntario 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.HealthDec 22, 2022
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Ontario government to regulate ABA therapists who support people with autismOntario'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.PoliticsAug 13, 2019
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Ontario’s autism funding overhaul — here’s how it compares to the rest of CanadaA look at how government-funded autism therapy across Canada.CanadaFeb 22, 2019
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Peterborough mother opposes province’s new autism programThe Peterborough mother of five-year-old Noah Locklin opposes changes to the provincial government's autism program.HealthFeb 21, 2019
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Ontario couple considers separation, selling home to help children with autismNews last week that the Ford government is planning an overhaul of funding for autism therapy has been difficult for an Ontario family to process.HealthFeb 11, 2019
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EXCLUSIVE: Heartbroken families of children with autism team up for legal fight against QuebecAt 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.CanadaFeb 14, 2018
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Ontario family takes battle for child’s right to autism therapy to human rights tribunalSkrt 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.EducationOct 13, 2017
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Montreal family takes legal action against Quebec over autism servicesA Montreal malpractice lawyer is taking legal action against the Quebec government for denying basic services to a six-year-old girl with autism.CanadaMay 29, 2017
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Robots helping to teach students with autism in West VancouverMilo is a robot specially designed to help young students with autism learn social cues, and he's now available in West Vancouver public schools.EducationApr 13, 2017
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