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New numbers from @ChildrenON
Changes since last month
- 1,887 (!) new registrations
- 2 fewer CB invites listed
- 44 new IOTF invites
Number of kids invited/enrolled in core services:
- unknown
WHY are they still reporting the numbers this way?!?
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Changes since last month
- 1,887 (!) new registrations
- 2 fewer CB invites listed
- 44 new IOTF invites
Number of kids invited/enrolled in core services:
- unknown
WHY are they still reporting the numbers this way?!?
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As always, here is my compilation of the last year’s worth of data, as
@ChildrenON continues to only share the most recent month.
Still being reported:
Numbers from @MacleodLisa’s defunct CB program, which they still haven’t pinned down an accurate number for.
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@ChildrenON continues to only share the most recent month.
Still being reported:
Numbers from @MacleodLisa’s defunct CB program, which they still haven’t pinned down an accurate number for.
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As a reminder, @ChildrenON changed their number reporting format years ago to reflect the advent of interim one-time funding invites starting to go out.
Here are screenshots from the Feb 15th 2020 numbers post vs what it looked like a month later.
Just “slightly” different
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Here are screenshots from the Feb 15th 2020 numbers post vs what it looked like a month later.
Just “slightly” different
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1/The hand off.
My son is severely autistic with an intellectual delay. He is 9 & can use limited words to ask me for juice, to go outside or demand his weekly Timbits ration. Beyond that, we cannot converse. I don’t know how he’s feeling, if he’s nervous, unsettled or scared.
My son is severely autistic with an intellectual delay. He is 9 & can use limited words to ask me for juice, to go outside or demand his weekly Timbits ration. Beyond that, we cannot converse. I don’t know how he’s feeling, if he’s nervous, unsettled or scared.
2/ I have only the cues and clues we are able to gather from tears & giggles, and the signs of eagerness or apprehension.
I dreaded the day he started school. The thought of handing him off to a stranger in the care of 30 other 4 yos was not something my mind could compute.
I dreaded the day he started school. The thought of handing him off to a stranger in the care of 30 other 4 yos was not something my mind could compute.
3/ Further to that, it just wasn’t an option. I wouldn’t do it. I struggled with the daily challenges of supporting his needs with a 2 year old in tow, in my own home where I could lock the doors and cupboards and use every childproofing device I could find. My son is curious and
1/Children in Ontario have the right to an education. That should be the case whether they have a disability or not. Educational Assistants are ACCESSIBILITY PERSONIFIED for children with disabilities.
They enable access. They allow my child & others to enter a school. Without
They enable access. They allow my child & others to enter a school. Without
2/EAs the doors to education are closed to my child every day of the year.
I am nothing less than disturbed that the government elected by 40% of our population fails not only to value, but to recognize the value of these individuals who care for the province’s most
I am nothing less than disturbed that the government elected by 40% of our population fails not only to value, but to recognize the value of these individuals who care for the province’s most
3/vulnerable children when their mothers and fathers and caregivers cannot.
Let me be perfectly clear. @Sflecce stands before the cameras and makes feeble attempts to turn parents like me against the people we have hoped for. And begged for. And put ALL of our trust in as
Let me be perfectly clear. @Sflecce stands before the cameras and makes feeble attempts to turn parents like me against the people we have hoped for. And begged for. And put ALL of our trust in as
Beyond frustrated with the #NoTransparency4Autism ... We are completely in the dark! The last official update was made more than 2 months ago. They said 888 children had access to Core Services. (1)
#50KIsNotOk
#onpoli
#50KIsNotOk
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What they don't say is how many of those children are actually IN THERAPY vs. on a waitlist for therapy.
What they also fail to mention is that a good chunk of those children they are counting have hit the 1 year mark and have now had to stop therapy (2)
#50KIsNotOk
What they also fail to mention is that a good chunk of those children they are counting have hit the 1 year mark and have now had to stop therapy (2)
#50KIsNotOk
While waiting for their next round of funding. @DrFullertonMPP claims that it is a "seamless transition" but that is only the case if you have THOUSANDS in the bank or on credit to be able to pay upfront and get reimbursed at some point. (3)
#50KIsNotOk
#50KIsNotOk
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Dear @Sflecce:
I wish you could understand how unsettling, nerve-wracking, *insert uneasy synonym here* it is to approach a new school year as a parent of a special needs child. But you won’t. You may have read a handful of briefings or listened to colleagues tell you
Dear @Sflecce:
I wish you could understand how unsettling, nerve-wracking, *insert uneasy synonym here* it is to approach a new school year as a parent of a special needs child. But you won’t. You may have read a handful of briefings or listened to colleagues tell you
how your government is doing a “stand up” job at special education—but until you’ve fathered children of your own who may need a little more in Ontario, you won’t know.
I wish you could know how maddening it is to hear you talk about how “wonderfully” your govt is
I wish you could know how maddening it is to hear you talk about how “wonderfully” your govt is
doing at supporting special education when REAL, ONTARIAN FAMILIES have children who cannot attend school, or who are sent home because of inadequate resources, or who are unsafe or who “don’t present with enough challenges to deserve support”.
You don’t support our Boards, who
You don’t support our Boards, who
I’ll continue to say this as it hurts too much not to. @fordnation is either lying, or is so misguided that he believes the lies he’s being fed.
Both should prevent him from sitting as Premier.
@fordnation has the *GALL* to *CAMPAIGN* on an *UTTER POLICY DISASTER* that is
Both should prevent him from sitting as Premier.
@fordnation has the *GALL* to *CAMPAIGN* on an *UTTER POLICY DISASTER* that is
*CURRENTLY* hurting families and will *CONTINUE* to do so for years because of stupidity and inaction.
The Ontario Autism Program is NOT fixed. It is NOT Needs Based. If does NOT have clinical direction and it is NOT “designed by the community for the community” because
The Ontario Autism Program is NOT fixed. It is NOT Needs Based. If does NOT have clinical direction and it is NOT “designed by the community for the community” because
it goes against the most crucial recommendations given by the OAP Advisory Panel.
These policies not only hurt families, but devastate families. They have deprived children of care. They spit in the faces of advocates who have dedicated countless hours trying to
These policies not only hurt families, but devastate families. They have deprived children of care. They spit in the faces of advocates who have dedicated countless hours trying to
Hey Autistic Person with Large Following/Reputation in Canada Here
#ActuallyAutistic
Ontario doesn't need an Autism Program and emphasis on it in politics is driven by lobbyists that push services that aren't evidence-driven/highly correlated to trauma
#ABAisAbuse #OnPoli
#ActuallyAutistic
Ontario doesn't need an Autism Program and emphasis on it in politics is driven by lobbyists that push services that aren't evidence-driven/highly correlated to trauma
#ABAisAbuse #OnPoli
The Ontario Liberals, when faced with the issue of #ODSPoverty(disability supports being legislated poverty), decided they can't commit to raising #ODSP significantly
Instead they are using #50KisNotOK to feign action on Disability
vimeo.com/339903359
Instead they are using #50KisNotOK to feign action on Disability
vimeo.com/339903359
The evidence-base for #ABA is so bad they call it needs-based instead and the reputation for ABA is so bad they won't even call it by name instead calling it needs-based therapy #ABAisAbuse
acamh.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.111…
acamh.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.111…
Daily Reminder that @fordnation HAS NOT fixed the Ontario Autism Program:
What would constitute ‘fixed’?
1️⃣ Adequate funding, with the $600M promise being spent.
❌ Ford did not spend the promised funding and continuously fell short.
#50KIsNotOk #onpoli
What would constitute ‘fixed’?
1️⃣ Adequate funding, with the $600M promise being spent.
❌ Ford did not spend the promised funding and continuously fell short.
#50KIsNotOk #onpoli
2️⃣ A program that recognizes that AGE has no bearing on a child’s needs.
❌ Ford’s program penalizes children by clawing back funding as they celebrate birthdays.
#50KIsNotOk #onpoli
❌ Ford’s program penalizes children by clawing back funding as they celebrate birthdays.
#50KIsNotOk #onpoli
3️⃣ A program that delivers based on recommendations from a clinician who has evaluated the child.
❌ @fordnation has removed clinical input. Funding is determined by an algorithm after a 2 hr phone call between a parent & a non-clinician who has never met the child. #50KIsNotOk
❌ @fordnation has removed clinical input. Funding is determined by an algorithm after a 2 hr phone call between a parent & a non-clinician who has never met the child. #50KIsNotOk
@MacLeodLisa is my MPP in #Nepean. How unbelievably sad that over the years we’ve become completely desensitized to her antics; this type of story is almost expected. I have autistic children. We have been deeply, deeply hurt by MacLeod’s policies. But we’ve also had enough face
time (or attempted face time) with the Minister to know that #Nepean deserves so much better. Our community has been publicly accused of trying to run her out of office. I think her record might do the job on its own.
We had been invited to an Autism Roundtable in January 2019.
We had been invited to an Autism Roundtable in January 2019.
@MacLeodLisa abruptly walked out of the meeting when the questions got tough.
I was invited into the Minister’s office during the first Ottawa protest after she made the Autism announcement that would send the program and families into a downward spiral for 3 years & counting.
I was invited into the Minister’s office during the first Ottawa protest after she made the Autism announcement that would send the program and families into a downward spiral for 3 years & counting.
I’m calling you out @DrFullertonMPP
I’ve had enough of your canned answers & outright lies. I want receipts.
Show me your math on how 40k kids are “in service”. I’ll wait.
I think we should start w/ defining what you think qualifies as “in service” 1/
youtube.com/embed/_xNPjcVC…
I’ve had enough of your canned answers & outright lies. I want receipts.
Show me your math on how 40k kids are “in service”. I’ll wait.
I think we should start w/ defining what you think qualifies as “in service” 1/
youtube.com/embed/_xNPjcVC…
Bc “in service” to families means a child’s needs, defined by a clinician & family, are being met in a timely manner. You @DrFullertonMPP think “in service” is giving out a one-time funding cheque that barely covers a month of therapy. That’s not “in service” and YOU KNOW IT 2/
I know you know bc you keep boasting how the new OAP was designed by the community? Remember the panel? IWG? They told @MacLeodLisa @ToddSmithPC & you @DrFullertonMPP what the pgm SHOULD look like & then you lot went in a completely different direction. Those grps were a sham. 3/
Doug Ford & the @OntarioPCParty have been a disaster for #Ontario since day 1. Between now & election day, @fordnation & his lackeys will try to make you forget the harms they've done.
I hope this thread will help you remember some of it when you get to the polls.
#OnPoli
I hope this thread will help you remember some of it when you get to the polls.
#OnPoli
.@fordnation's move to privatize healthcare by rushing the massive “People’s Health Care Act” through legislature without any meaningful consultation, received wide-spread condemnation from medical professional across the province.
cbc.ca/news/canada/to…
cbc.ca/news/canada/to…
The PHCA has proven to be a nightmare for hospitals and long-term care, and although they have tried to steer the messaging away from privatization, little has changed in their actions as they move to create a two-tiered healthcare system in Ontario.
thestar.com/opinion/contri…
thestar.com/opinion/contri…
