Mr. Coon: As the Minister of Education well knows, the rate of autism has been increasing by leaps and bounds but our services have not been keeping up. While we have a very effective Early Intervention Program for preschoolers, the average age of diagnosis for autism for children who are not severely autistic is age 8, while they are in […]
Read moreMr. Speaker, the number of children diagnosed with autism every year is on the rise. Current estimates indicate that 1 in 68 children are affected. These children and their families are currently without government funded mental health support to address the anxiety and depression symptoms of autism. Many of these children grow into adults who are forced to live in […]
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Mr. Speaker, the rate of autism has been climbing exponentially but services for those on the autism spectrum have not. While New Brunswick provides excellent pre-school services for autistic children, assistance deteriorates through school and vanishes altogether after they leave school. It is time that we do the right thing and provide much needed services for persons with autism and […]
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