Info & Resources

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Facts About Autism

  • Getting Started Services Clinic (Ottawa) sees 200 children each year. Approximately 75% of these children are diagnosed on the Autism Spectrum. (2011)
  • Every 20 minutes a child is diagnosed with autism.
  • Autism is the fastest growing serious developmental disability today.
  • One in 100 children are now being diagnosed with autism (September 2010) Read more »
  • One in 70 boys are diagnosed with autism. (December 2009) Read more »
  • The annual cost of private therapy for a family with a child who has autism is $40,000 to $60,000 per year.
  • The waiting list for diagnosis through the Ottawa Children's Treatment Centre is a year or more.
  • The waiting list for Intensive Behaviour Intervention (IBI) therapy (CHEO) is two years or more.

"Research indicates...that early intervention in an appropriate educational setting for at least two years during the preschool years can result in significant improvements for many young children with autism spectrum disorders." (Autism Speaks)

Information on Autism:

Autism Canada
Autism Ontario
Autism Speaks Canada
Autism Society
Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Autism Unit
Geneva Centre


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