Health committee  There have been good things happening. In fact, we know what to do. I think that's the most important thing to say first off. We have access to the best information, the best research, and we have good clinicians who can help with services and supports in Ontario. The investments

Health committee  Sure. You're absolutely right that girls are underdiagnosed. Part of the diagnostic challenge is because girls are socialized much earlier on how they should behave, and they often go under the radar. Unless there is a particular behavioural response, they tend not to be recogni

Health committee  You're absolutely right, that situation is unacceptable. We hear that story from families across the province on a daily basis, and they despair. To have a number like 700, or whatever, just says that child is not going to receive the best intervention we have to help him or her

Health committee  Madam Chair and committee members, thank you very much for the opportunity to speak with you and the Standing Committee on Health. As a director at Autism Ontario, one of the largest advocacy organizations in Canada, it's my honour to be working for such an organization that is