How should Canadian governments address the needs of individuals and families with autism? Earlier this month, the Ontario government reversed its much condemned (and factually incorrect) position that intensive behaviour therapy should end at the age of five, presumably because older kids wouldn’t benefit from it. Minister of Children and Youth Services Michael Coteau...
READ MORE On Tuesday, a rare event occurred at the Ontario legislature. Both the Progressive Conservative and NDP opposition parties put their differences aside and supported a motion demanding that the Liberal government restore access to Intensive Behaviour Intervention (IBI) therapy for 30,000 autistic children. IBI is a 30-40 hour a week program that, for an...
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Imagine you are told your child has cancer. It is Stage III, which means that it is further along than stages I and II, but not as bad as Stage IV. But instead of offering him or her treatment, the doctor tells you: “Sorry. Treatment will be less effective at Stage III. There is...
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