Fiona, 7, has been on the wait list for government-funded therapy since Oct. 30, 2017. Her family has managed to cobble together some treatment, paying out of pocket for part-time therapy, but nowhere near the amount she has been clinically prescribed, Cameron said.
The NDP say, if elected, they would change the program to ensure there are no funding caps, including those based on age, and are pledging to boost the program's budget by an additional $125 million by 2024-25. "I've had the chance before becoming leader and since becoming leader to hear directly from families that are struggling so much because of the promises that were made but were not kept by the Ford conservatives on dealing with autism supports and services," Liberal Leader Steven Del Duca said.
"What I'm hearing out there, and I'm hearing it more and more, and I have heard it for the last four years...as the parents are getting older, they're concerned on who's going to take care of their adult with autism," Ford said. But there are more than 53,000 children registered in the program. The government disputes the autism community's framing of that number, saying it doesn't represent the wait list because about 40,000 kids have received something.
Men often refuse to say Hello or acknowledge others at work even when you are standing just inches from them. I've even seen bosses refuse to say Hello to young guys who are working round the clock. They behave little better than animals who are unable to speak.
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So you know, there isn’t much of an Ontario Autism Program at this point. fordnation destroyed the program and service capacity that took decades to build. He lied to the Autism community and continues to lie to taxpayers. 50KIsNotOk AutismDoesntEndAtFord
The same autism program that Doug Ford massacred when he became Premier? OntarioVotes remember that when you go to the polls again. Remember what Doug Ford did to people with autism in Ontario. autismawareness autismawareness onpoli
The PCs at least gave us 20K x2 to pay for something. No more program revamps. Let's go. Get my damn kid the therapy he needs