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End The Wait Ontario is a parent-led advocacy organization. We publish FOI-verified data on the Ontario Autism Program waitlist and push for evidence-based reform. Built for Ontario families, researchers, and journalists.

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  1. June 21, 2026Profile

    Ottawa Citizen

    Why some Ottawa families continue to face autism stigma, isolation

    Profile of a Kanata family raising a child on the autism spectrum that cites End The Wait Ontario’s registration and funding data.

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  2. March 31, 2026Radio interview

    CBC Ottawa Morning

    Ottawa boy one of 67,500 Ontario kids waiting for core supports

    Spencer Carroll interviewed live on CBC radio about his son’s wait for Ontario autism services — a follow-up to the CBC News investigation.

    Read the coverage
  3. March 27, 2026Report

    The Trillium

    Advocacy group calls for new autism program funding to go 'exclusively' to core therapies

    Queen’s Park press-gallery coverage of the Ontario Autism Coalition’s budget demand; Spencer Carroll calls for independent audit authority over program spending.

    Read the coverage
  4. March 25, 2026Report

    The Trillium

    Ottawa dad says he’s trying to boost ‘accountability’ with autism waitlist website

    Reporter Sneh Duggal profiles Spencer Carroll’s advocacy site and its push for transparency and accountability on OAP wait times.

    Read the coverage
  5. March 15, 2026Investigation

    CBC News

    More than 67,500 Ontario kids waiting for core autism funding as demand grows

    CBC News investigation featuring End The Wait Ontario and founder Spencer Carroll, drawing on the same FOI-sourced figures the site documents.

    Read the coverage

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World Health Organization

2026

WHO Instagram feature on autism early intervention

The WHO’s official Instagram account shared a clip featuring Spencer Carroll on autism early intervention.

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  • CNMNG — Canadian National Multimedia Group

    Reports that Spencer Carroll created End The Wait Ontario to improve transparency and compile autism-service data and resources.

  • Corriere Canadese

    Italian-language coverage names Spencer Carroll and End The Wait Ontario, describing the site as collecting autism-service data and resources.

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About This Article

Written by Spencer Carroll

Founder & Autism Advocate

Parent of autistic child navigating OAP system

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91,974

children are registered in the Ontario Autism Program

Government / peer-reviewedMCCSS FOI via OAC · May 2026Verified 2026-08-10

22.5%

Only 20,711 children have active funding agreements (22.5%) — less than one in four

Government / peer-reviewedMCCSS FOI via OAC · May 2026Verified 2026-08-10

OAP registrations jumped 21% since mid-2024, with the number of funded children dipping in some periods despite hundreds more registering

Secondary sourceNicole Brockbank & Angelina King (2026)Verified 2026-03-30

$965M

Ontario allocated $965M to the Ontario Autism Program in 2026-27

Government / peer-reviewedGovernment of Ontario, Ministry of Finance (2026)Verified 2026-03-26

WHO recommends accessible, community-based early interventions for children with autism — timely evidence-based psychosocial interventions improve communication and social engagement

Government / peer-reviewedWorld Health Organization (2023)Verified 2023-11-15
Last system verification: 2026-08-10. Next scheduled update: 2026-11-05.
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