Ontario Autism Coalition

• Mom of teen who died at eastern Ontario school urges all to hold their kids tight

  Brenda Davis and her 16-year-old son used to pick wildflowers together. Now, she picks them alone to leave at his grave every morning.

  Education

  Jun 4
  
• Autism advocates demand investigation after child goes missing from Durham school

  A mother said her seven-year-old son, Zak, eloped from his school on Jan. 9, information she said she was shocked to receive in an email from the school principal.

  Canada

  Feb 2
  
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• Minister has ‘ghosted’ families and isn’t providing reliable info: autism coalition

  The Ontario Autism Coalition says families are having a difficult time accessing consistent, reliable and transparent information about services.

  Education

  Mar 6, 2023
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• 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.

  Canada

  Aug 13, 2022
• London, Ont. advocates cycle for hours to call for more autism support

  Organized by the Ontario Autism Coalition in London, Ont. Friday's event had participants cycle for 50,000 seconds to highlight the number of children awaiting autism therapy.

  Politics

  Apr 1, 2022
• Ontario government allocating $62M in budget to make more autism services available

  The $62-million announcement comes as the Ontario government works to shore up its delayed revamp of the autism program.

  Health

  Jul 28, 2021
• Durham parent shaves years-old beard for autism awareness

  It's been more than two years since the province made changes to the Ontario Autism Plan.

  Canada

  Apr 6, 2021
• Students with disabilities face more obstacles returning to class, Ontario advocates say

  Advocacy groups in Ontario say students with disabilities will face additional obstacles returning to class following the pandemic, leaving parents unsure if their children will be fully and safely included in school reopening plans.

  Education

  Aug 22, 2020
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• Lindsay fights back against Ford cuts in neighbourhood ‘resistance fair’

  Organizers say the goal is rebuilding a sense of community and to ultimately look out for each other.

  Politics

  Jun 8, 2019
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• Minister Lisa MacLeod says she stands ‘unapologetically’ by autism funding changes

  Lisa MacLeod announced Wednesday that funding will go directly to families instead of regional service providers, which she says will ensure that 23,000 kids currently on the wait list will get treatment.

  Politics

  Feb 7, 2019