Changes to Ontario’s autism program are raising concerns that thousands of autistic children who will receive fewer hours of therapy will be pushed into schools unable to properly accommodate them. Laura Kirby-McIntosh (right), president of the Ontario Autism Coalition, believes there is “a tsunami headed for the school system” due to the PC government’s new autism plan. “There is a tsunami headed for the school system,” said Ontario Autism Coalition president Laura Kirby-McIntosh, who is also a teacher. “Somewhere out there there’s a kid that’s going to get off the school property that’s going to get seriously hurt or worse. Somewhere there’s going to be a kid that’s going to be restrained for too long and is going to be seriously hurt.

Source: thestar February 11, 2019 20:14 UTC