Ontario launching consultations on autism program after public backlash ONpoli
Lisa MacLeod, Ontario's Minister of Children, Community and Social Services attends Question Period in the Queen's Park Legislature in Toronto on Tuesday, March 26, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris YoungTORONTO -- Ontario is launching consultations as it looks for ways to provide more supports for children with autism, following backlash over its original program.
MacLeod says additional needs-based supports for children with complex needs could include more direct funding. Parents said those amounts were woefully inadequate for kids with severe needs, whose therapy can cost up to $80,000 a year.
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