All children and youth who have an autism diagnosis will get the treatment they need for as long as they need it until they reach age 18, under a new Ontario autism program to be announced Thursday. Currently about 23,000 of the estimated 40,000 children and youth diagnosed with autism in Ontario are receiving or waiting for provincially funded autism services, McIntosh said. That’s what we’ve always wanted.”The new autism program follows 15 months of chaos for many families of children with the developmental disorder. The move was followed by three months of protests and a campaign dubbed #autismdoesntendat5 led by the Ontario Autism Coalition. However, she reserved judgment until more details are provided, particularly about who makes the decisions about how much treatment children get.

Source: thestar June 08, 2017 07:52 UTC