Individual Education Plan
Informal Accommodation Plan
An IEP provides legal protection and accountability that an informal accommodation plan does not. Every autistic child in an Ontario public school should have a formal IEP through the IPRC process. Accommodation plans can serve as a bridge while pursuing formal identification, but they are not a substitute for the legal protections of an IEP.
Written by Spencer Carroll
Founder & Autism Advocate
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Under the Ontario Education Act, every student with special needs is entitled to an Individual Education Plan (IEP) and access to an Identification, Placement and Review Committee (IPRC)
89,799
children are registered in the Ontario Autism Program
1 in 50
According to the 2019 Canadian Health Survey on Children and Youth, about children and youth aged 1 to 17 in Canada had an autism diagnosis
According to the FAO (2020 report), OAP funding covers less than one-third of estimated need at 2018-19 service levels
WHO recommends accessible, community-based early interventions for children with autism — timely evidence-based psychosocial interventions improve communication and social engagement
23%
Only 20,633 children have active funding agreements — less than one in four