More than 67,500 Ontario kids waiting for core autism funding as demand grows

More than 67,500 Ontario kids waiting for core autism funding as demand grows

Despite increases to provincial funding in recent years, the percentage of children with autism registered with the Ontario Autism Program and receiving funding had yet to crack 25 per cent as of early this year — as demand for the funding continues to grow.

GILMOUR: Ontario Autism Program needs solutions, not sound bites

Language English News Content: GILMOUR: Ontario Autism Program needs solutions, not sound bites   QUEEN’S PARK — NDP Shadow Minister for the Ontario Autism Program (OAP) Alexa Gilmour  (Parkdale—High Park) is calling on the Ford government to urgently address the waitlist backlog for core autism funding, with more than 67,000 Ontario children waiting for the help they need.  “The average wait time between registering for the OAP and receiving m…