Parents rally to protest provincial reforms to autism supports

Dozens of parents who have children with autism spectrum disorder picketed Nepean MPP Lisa MacLeod’s Barrhaven office Friday, two days after the provincial government announced sweeping reforms to the Ontario Autism Program.
The parents were protesting the new program that will give families a “childhood budget” until their child turns 18.
How much parents receive from the province under the reforms will depend on how long the child remains in the program, which is targeted at