Parents’ struggle with autistic son prompts calls for national strategy

HALIFAX — National advocacy groups say the heart-rending Nova Scotia case of parents struggling to deal with their son’s aggressive form of autism is just the latest sign a national strategy is needed to improve supports. Autism Canada and the Canadian Autism Spectrum Disorder Alliance say the case of nine-year-old Callum Sutherland illustrates what happens when behavioural therapists are difficult to access. Carly and John […]