Despite parent concerns, the province will move ahead with dramatic changes to autism services for kids.
B.C.’s children’s minister insists it’s full steam ahead for her government’s dramatic changes to autism services for kids, despite getting another earful from angry parents this week that the plan is half-baked and amounts to a clawback of care for the province’s most vulnerable children.
“She’s on this kick right now saying, ‘I’m hearing a lot of misinformation from your stories,’” said Elena Lawson, co-founder of BC Autism Advocacy, who was part of a small group to meet the minister at the legislature. “She doesn’t understand the complexity and impact of this new system on [parents’] lives and their children,” said BC Liberal critic Karin Kirkpatrick.Parents have protested at Dean’s office, held rallies on the front lawn of the legislature and grilled ministry officials during public consultation sessions.
Parents say they don’t oppose clearing the wait list, or expanding services to other kids, but that government should fund the changes and not take money away from their children.
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