A clarification: A previous version of this story referred to 'extra' and 'additional' funding promised by Ontario's government. It's been updated to reflect that the funding for children with autism is the same as the funding available for any child.
Ontario Education Minister Lisa Thompson scrums with reporters at the Queens Park legislature in Toronto on Aug. 9, 2018.
Families say that recently announced changes to the Ontario Autism Program that will kick in April 1 mean many of those children currently in government-funded, full-time therapy will have to instead transition into school. The government says there are 1,105 children with autism who are not in school.
"This funding will allow school boards to make sure there are proper supports available during the transition from therapy to school," she announced in Ottawa.The government is aiming to clear a wait list of 23,000 kids by spreading an existing pot of money to all children diagnosed with autism, instead of fully funding the treatment.
Parents and educators have been raising the alarm about what the autism funding changes will mean for the school system. They are concerned that already-stretched educational assistant resources will be spread even thinner.
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