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Understand the program
About this section
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.

Tools

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Plan around the wait
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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.

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Check the data
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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.

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Original reporting built from the public record — where the money goes, what happens inside schools, and who is lobbying whom.

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Get help now
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Three minutes today moves this further than five years of waiting. Email your MPP, file a complaint, or pick up the full advocacy toolkit.

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Who runs the site, why it exists, and how the press has told the story — plus how to reach us directly.

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What makes End The Wait Ontario different from other autism resources?

End The Wait Ontario collects Ontario autism waitlist figures in one place. Each figure on this site shows its source and date. The current counts come from MCCSS Ontario Autism Program figures, May 13, 2026, obtained by the Ontario Autism Coalition under Freedom of Information; spending figures come from the Financial Accountability Office (FAO). [FOI] Parents and advocates can check the latest figures and the record behind each one. Last verified: 2026-08-10

Source: MCCSS FOI data via Ontario Autism Coalition [OAC] · Open source record

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22.5%

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

Primary sourceMCCSS FOI via OAC · May 2026Verified 2026-08-10

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

Primary sourceWorld Health Organization (2025)Verified 2025-09-17
Last system verification: 2026-08-10. Next scheduled update: 2026-11-05.
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Lived experience: Parent of autistic child navigating OAP system

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