END OF LEGACY FUNDING TO SEND CLOSE TO 4,000 CHILDREN WITH AUTISM BACK TO SCHOOL

Ontario’s Autism Coalition is raising serious concern over the decision to reduce funding for 4,000 children with autism and move them into the school system, starting as early as this week.

Officials are sounding the alarm, stressing that the schools aren’t ready for them.

Michelle MacAdam has two daughters with autism, some of the lucky few thousand children receiving funding in the legacy program, which means they received complete funding for therapy-based needs.