89,799
children are registered in the Ontario Autism Program
Site index
Understand the program
New here, or newly diagnosed? These pages explain what the Ontario Autism Program is, what happens after diagnosis, and what you can do before funding arrives.
Plan around the wait
Interactive estimators that turn the wait into numbers you can plan around — where you sit in line, what funding covers, and what therapy actually costs.
Check the data
Every number on this site is traced to a public record or official source. Start at the evidence library, then drill into waitlist data, standards of care, and your own region.
Follow the reporting
Original reporting built from the public record — where the money goes, what happens inside schools, and who is lobbying whom.
Get help now
Three minutes today moves this further than five years of waiting. Message your MPP, file a complaint, or pick up the full advocacy toolkit.
Know who runs this
Who runs the site, why it exists, and how the press has told the story — plus how to reach us directly.
Looking for the machine-readable version? View the XML sitemap — that one is for search engines; this one is for people.
Written by Spencer Carroll
Founder & Autism Advocate
Evidence on this page
Key claims are paired with their source, evidence tier, and verification date so readers can inspect the public record directly.
89,799
children are registered in the Ontario Autism Program
23%
Only 20,633 children have active funding agreements — less than one in four
WHO recommends accessible, community-based early interventions for children with autism — timely evidence-based psychosocial interventions improve communication and social engagement