Next steps

What should I do first?

Answer eight plain questions once and get a prioritized action plan. Planning guidance only, not medical or legal advice.

Find practical next steps for your family.

What you will need: Diagnosis stage, OAP status, and region

One set of questions

Answer eight plain questions once and every tool on this site adapts.

Your answers stay in your browser. No account, nothing uploaded, and you can change or delete them at any time.

Answer the eight questions About five minutes · your plan opens straight after

How this works

What it uses
This tool uses your child's age, diagnosis status, Ontario Autism Program status, and what you told us is hardest right now to sort practical next steps. It is guidance for planning, not medical or legal advice.
What you get
It reads the same answers as every other tool on this site, so the plan here matches the plan you see anywhere else. The output points you toward relevant Ontario autism resources and actions you can take next.
Time
Eight questions, once
Output
Action plan
Privacy
Stays in your browser

Guides and tools related to this page.

Where the waitlist stands

Families navigating autism services in Ontario face a documented multi-year wait. Here is the Ontario data — and a two-minute way to push back, when you are ready.

Claims and sources from this page(2)

How many children are on the Ontario autism waitlist in 2026?

As of May 13, 2026, 91,974 children are registered with the Ontario Autism Program. However, only 20,711 (22.5%) have an active Core Funding Agreement. 71,263 registered children have no active funding agreement. The FAO counted 70,176 registered at the end of 2023-24.

Source: MCCSS FOI via OAC · May 2026 · Open source record

Is the Ontario Autism Program underfunded?

The 2026-27 Ontario Budget allocated $965 million for autism services, up from $779 million in 2025-26, while 91,974 children are registered. The budget record supports the current allocation; the historical FAO funding model is cited separately.

Source: 2026-27 Ontario Budget · Open source record

Questions and answers

Do the suggested autism next steps replace an official eligibility decision?

No. The tool organizes a practical starting plan from your answers. Follow the linked program instructions and confirm requirements with the responsible service before relying on an application or funding outcome.