Opinion
All I want for Christmas is a national autism strategy
By Kathleen O’Grady Dec. 24, 2015
We’ve waited almost a decade. Now is the time for the federal government to bring together the brightest minds in the country on the issue and enact a federal strategy to give our kids with autism the services they need to survive and thrive in communities across the country.
Health Minister Jane Philpott pictured at the National Press Theatre. Canada needs an autism strategy now, says Kathleen O'Grady. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
Over a year ago, I was invited to celebrate World Autism Awareness Day on Parliament Hill. It was attended by a dozen or more Senators from both major parties, political staffers and invited guests mostly from an assortment of autism non-profit organizations. I expected a somewhat predictable ‘feel good’ event about how far we’ve come and how far we have still to go. But an hour later there weren’t many dry eyes in the chamber. It turns out,
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