Families of children with autism in Ontario are having a difficult time accessing consistent and transparent informations, advocates say.
“We’re wanting to have those meetings, we want to share our experiences, we want to help them with solutions,” Kate Logue, the coalition’s vice-president of community outreach, said at a press conference Monday with the NDP.
Responding to the NDP in question period at the legislature, Fullerton said Ontario’s program is a world-class, comprehensive program and defended communications. Fullerton did not take questions from reporters after question period. Her office said the minister has “met and spoken with a wide range of advocates, experts, and families from across the autism community” and that she was meeting several unspecified “stakeholders” later Monday.
Between those two steps, there was a previous attempt by the Progressive Conservative government to overhaul the program, but it was met with such sharp backlash that it went back to the drawing board. What is being rolled out now is the government’s second and delayed attempt.Article contentNDP critic Monique Taylor said it’s hard to assess the effectiveness of the doubled funding when the government won’t be transparent about how many kids are receiving services with that money.
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