Ontario autism services enrolments decline in some weeks despite large waitlist

Ontario's progress in giving children with autism access to government-funded core therapy has slowed so significantly that at times the number of kids enrolled is actually declining, despite a ballooning wait-list, according to documents obtained by The Canadian Press.

Ontario autism services enrolments decline in some weeks despite large waitlist
Michael Parsa, Ontario Minister for Children, Community and Social Services, attends the Queens Park Legislature, in Toronto, Monday, Oct. 16, 2023.

Ontario's progress in giving children with autism access to government-funded core therapy has slowed so significantly that at times the number of kids enrolled is actually declining, despite a ballooning wait-list, according to documents obtained by The Canadian Press.