More children are waiting for government-subsidized ABA therapy (about 1,650) than receiving it (about 1,350)

* The sources for all of these facts can be found in various articles and documents on this website

1 in 91 children is diagnosed with autism

* The sources for all of these facts can be found in various articles and documents on this website

ABA therapy is the most established and widely recommended scientifically proven autism intervention

* The sources for all of these facts can be found in various articles and documents on this website

Private ABA costs about $50,000 a year — most families can’t afford enough therapy for their kids

* The sources for all of these facts can be found in various articles and documents on this website

Special education funding does not directly help school kids with disabilities

* The sources for all of these facts can be found in various articles and documents on this website

In Ontario with mild or severe cases of autism are denied public ABA, even though it can be highly effective for kids with all degrees of autism

* The sources for all of these facts can be found in various articles and documents on this website

Outdated and clinically unsound benchmarks are being used to prematurely terminate public ABA for kids with autism in Ontario

* The sources for all of these facts can be found in various articles and documents on this website

School-age kids with autism must choose between a public education and ABA therapy — no other child with a disability in Ontario is forced to make this choice

* The sources for all of these facts can be found in various articles and documents on this website

Without adequate early ABA therapy, kids with autism are more likely to experience lifelong dysfunction and government dependence

* The sources for all of these facts can be found in various articles and documents on this website

Insufficient early ABA therapy will cost taxpayers millions of dollars more down the road

* The sources for all of these facts can be found in various articles and documents on this website

Boys are four times more likely than girls to have autism

* The sources for all of these facts can be found in various articles and documents on this website

About 1,850 children are waiting to receive provincially funded ABA therapy; about another 300 are waiting to qualify to get on the waitlist

* The sources for all of these facts can be found in various articles and documents on this website

A lack of ABA therapy at school is preventing kids with autism from getting an education

* The sources for all of these facts can be found in various articles and documents on this website

Children with autism in Ontario must wait two to five years or longer to receive publicly funded ABA therapy

* The sources for all of these facts can be found in various articles and documents on this website

ABA has been shown to dramatically improve children’s developmental outcomes

* The sources for all of these facts can be found in various articles and documents on this website

August 8, 2010
Autism Action Evening
An ARO and Abilities Church event
6 p.m. to 7:15 p.m.
190 Railside Rd., Toronto
Directions: 3 lights west of Victoria Park Ave., off of Lawrence Ave., on the southeast corner
Learn more/RSVP: sharon@autismresolutionontario.com

ARO protests at G20

Saturday, 26 June 2010 23:39

“Stop the autism crisis! ABA NOW!”

This rallying cry echoed across Queen’s Park today as parents of Autism Resolution Ontario demonstrated against Ontario’s inadequate, neglectful and harmful autism “intervention” policies at the G20 protest.

Despite the confiscation of ARO’s banner poles by police, which were deemed as potential weapons, and ongoing rain, ARO parents persisted in sharing their mission to achieve more accessible ABA therapy for kids with autism in this province with the public and other protesters, and our public display also attracted the attention of media.

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ARO was in good company, immersed in the brightly coloured flags and banners, vibrant music and protest chants in English and various native tongues of demonstrators representing countries such as Tibet, Vietnam, Ethiopia and Turkey, who were voicing their frustrations with human rights violations, minority persecution and corrupt and/or discriminatory government regimes worldwide. The Canadian Labour Congress, Oxfam, Greenpeace and other groups were also at the rain-soaked, cop-saturated, media-filled park to take a stand for social justice, protection of the environment and an end to poverty and hunger.

ARO’s G20 protest action is part of our main strategy of leading an ongoing, high-impact, province-wide creative protest campaign to promote the need for timely, sufficient, high-quality and individualized government-funded ABA therapy for kids with autism in all relevant environments, including school. As we continue to move further into non-violent direct action, we invite you to join us in this movement for better treatment and social justice for kids with autism. Stay up to date on our future civil disobedience training sessions and actions via our e-newsletter and our website.

Fast Facts

More children are waiting for government-subsidized ABA therapy (about 1,650) than receiving it (about 1,350)

1 in 91 children is diagnosed with autism

ABA therapy is the most established and widely recommended scientifically proven autism intervention

Private ABA costs about $50,000 a year — most families can’t afford enough therapy for their kids

Special education funding does not directly help school kids with disabilities

In Ontario with mild or severe cases of autism are denied public ABA, even though it can be highly effective for kids with all degrees of autism

Outdated and clinically unsound benchmarks are being used to prematurely terminate public ABA for kids with autism in Ontario

School-age kids with autism must choose between a public education and ABA therapy — no other child with a disability in Ontario is forced to make this choice

Without adequate early ABA therapy, kids with autism are more likely to experience lifelong dysfunction and government dependence

Insufficient early ABA therapy will cost taxpayers millions of dollars more down the road

Boys are four times more likely than girls to have autism

About 1,850 children are waiting to receive provincially funded ABA therapy; about another 300 are waiting to qualify to get on the waitlist

A lack of ABA therapy at school is preventing kids with autism from getting an education

Children with autism in Ontario must wait two to five years or longer to receive publicly funded ABA therapy

ABA has been shown to dramatically improve children’s developmental outcomes

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