Northern Autism Families

Advocacy/activist group in Northwestern ON, CAN working to better the lives of Autistics/People w/ Autism & their families. RTs do not necessarily = agreement

[ONTAutismCoalition @OntAutism]

The OAC’s OAP Dashboard is live! Track key data & trends in the ON Autism Program, like Core Clinical Services Funding access & waitlists impacting families across ON. Explore it, share, & use it to push for transparency & accountability.
HERE: https://t.co/OGQPsdq84F
#70KIsNotOK

[ONTAutismCoalition @OntAutism]

Today is World Education Support Personnel Day! We recognize the people who support students, families, & school communities every day. For many students these relationships are the difference between simply attending school and truly belonging there. Thank you! #ESPday #OntEd

[Alina Cameron 🇨🇦 💉 🔬 @Alina_Cameron]

Hey Ontario🚨

Province-wide, grassroots, anti-Ford protest tomorrow: APR 25

Find your city on the list below and SHOW UP.
It’s that easy!

I have my sign ready. See you there ❤️

[Colin D'Mello | Global News @ColinDMello]

NEW: The supervisors the Ford government appointed with direction to bring order and financial restraint to Ontario school boards are billing the province substantially different sums — with one charging almost $240,000 for six months of work.

https://t.co/qucmlkC7EH

#onpoli

[Janet McLaughlin @ProfJMcLaughlin]

"Mothers of autistic children in Ontario are earning significantly less than fathers in the same household, making an average of 66 cents for every dollar a father earns" https://t.co/8qj1c80S6E #autism #genderequity #employmentequity #caregiving @AutismONT

[Colin D'Mello | Global News @ColinDMello]

FLOOD THE ZONE: Critics in Ontario say a flurry of government announcements on justice, alcohol and roads is designed to distract from sweeping changes the Ford government is planning to apply to FOI laws.

https://t.co/DaNdcixw4s

#onpoli

[Jill Promoli @jillpromoli]

For clarity: trustees didn't go on the Blue Jays trip. Staff did, but trustees were sidelined for it.

71/72 school boards didn't go to Italy, but the board that did?

Not under supervision.

Expenses? Should we start looking at MPP riding expenses? Maybe.🤷‍♀️
#onted #onpoli

[Colin D'Mello | Global News @ColinDMello]

NEW: A trustee at Ontario’s second-largest school board says she and her colleagues were “fully cut off” from information about the provincial takeover, expressing concerns about how programming decisions will impact special needs students.

https://t.co/9lZOPfoBIw

#onpoli

[ONTAutismCoalition @OntAutism]

SAVE THE DATE!

Join the @OntAutism & partners at Queen’s Park this March 23.

Defend our schools. Defend democracy. Defend our children.

#onted #onpoli #AutismIsLifelong #70KIsNotOK

[OSSTF Communications @osstf]

Powerful voices at Queen’s Park today.

#OSSTF President @marthahradowy joined student trustees, union partners, and @cancivlib to call out the government’s takeover of seven school boards.

These actions create confusion, instability, and disruption in schools. They make it harder for teachers and education workers to do their jobs and support student learning.

Takeovers are not solutions. Students need funding, stability, and real support.

[Alina Cameron 🇨🇦 💉 🔬 @Alina_Cameron]

SAVE THE DATE!

Join the @OntAutism & partners at Queen’s Park this March 23.

Defend our schools. Defend democracy. Defend our children.

#onted #onpoli #AutismIsLifelong #70KIsNotOK

[ONTAutismCoalition @OntAutism]

UPDATED OAP NUMBERS!
We sent in another FOI request to MCCSS. The graphic below visualizes what it showed. We're working hard to keep you informed bc families should know what's going on.
#50KIsNotOK #60KIsNotOK #70KIsNotOK #Relentless #NeedsBasedTherapy #onted

[Alina Cameron 🇨🇦 💉 🔬 @Alina_Cameron]

The wait time for access to the most important part of the Ontario Autism Pgm, Core Clinical Services, is 5.19 yrs. Children & their families are the ones who live with the horrific consequences. It doesn't have to be like this & the ON government knows. #70KIsNotOK #onted

[Stephano🍁Barberis @HelloStephano]

Only three people have received a standing ovation in the history of the WEF:

1. Nelson Mandela
2. Volodymyr Zelenskyy
3. Mark Carney

[Elementary Educators @ETFOeducators]

BREAKING: A new province-wide poll shows that Ontarians reject the Ford government's overreach and a majority support elected trustees. Read the key findings at https://t.co/maF3MZ2Hq4 #onpoli

[ONTAutismCoalition @OntAutism]

Thank you @JohnFraserOS for making time for families! It was great to catch up and talk about what is and isn’t working well here in Thunder Bay. #NeedsBasedTherapy #60KIsNotOK #50KIsNotOK #onpoli #DontLookAwayOntario

[Alina Cameron 🇨🇦 💉 🔬 @Alina_Cameron]

Check out the @OntAutism YouTube page at 7:00 PM as we defend our representation: https://t.co/NIXV5xq0wJ

[ONTAutismCoalition @OntAutism]

OAC pres @Alina_Cameron spoke w CBC’s @RosieBarton about the dangerous claims made about autism this week by the Trump admin. The admin is using political violence against autistic people, pregnant people & science itself - all in order to gain further control on information 👇

[Janet McLaughlin @ProfJMcLaughlin]

In our study, 42.3% of Ontario caregivers reported that their autistic children had experienced some form of school exclusion.
These exclusions have cascading effects on families, forcing parents to miss work and jeopardize their employment.
https://t.co/GDwzzWIziZ @OntAutism

[Kristyn Wong-Tam 🇨🇦 @kristynwongtam]

Live - Press Conference from community members and education workers calling on Ford to withdraw Bill 33. https://t.co/l3UVH5dROZ