A qualified clinician can discuss assessment and support options.
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Describe the sensory pattern before choosing the support A qualified clinician can discuss assessment and support options. Impact: where the pattern affects daily routines, school, care, or community access. school A clinician can discuss sensory experiences and possible supports. sensory A registered OT can assess the full profile. assess Craves intense sensory input to achieve regulation and alertness. Read the guide www.endthewaitontario.com/autism-and-sensory-processing-ontario
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Early Start Denver Model (ESDM) delivered to children aged 18–30 months produced significant gains in IQ, adaptive behaviour, and autism severity — some children no longer met diagnostic criteria at follow-up
Cochrane systematic review finds evidence that early intensive behavioural intervention (EIBI) may produce positive effects on adaptive behaviour and communication for young children with ASD (low certainty of evidence)
WHO recommends accessible, community-based early interventions for children with autism. Timely evidence-based psychosocial interventions improve communication and social engagement
1 in 50
According to the 2019 Canadian Health Survey on Children and Youth, about 1 in 50 children and youth aged 1 to 17 in Canada had an autism diagnosis
91,974
children are registered in the Ontario Autism Program
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