Are you a political organization?
No. We're an advocacy group only. While we
encourage and seek the support of politicians of any and all
parties, we are ourselves apolitical. Our primary focus is on people who are on
the autism spectrum, particularly children.
Do you advocate for any specific therapy (e.g. ABA/IBI)?
We are therapy agnostic. We advocate for all therapies or combinations
thereof that provide the greatest benefit to people on the autism spectrum
without inhibiting the gifts that many autistic people possess. Some of the therapies we advocate for include, but are not limited to:
- Applied Behavioural Analysis (ABA) / Intensive Behavioural Intervention (IBI);
- Speech Language Pathology (SLP);
- Occupational Therapy (OT);
- Physical Therapy (PT);
- Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS);
- Social skills and other group therapies, and;
- any other evidence-based treatment.
Isn't autism treatment a provincial issue?
Historically, treatment of autism has been considered to be a
provincial issue. However, the United
Kingdom National Health Service (NHS) Long Term Plan includes autism
treatment both as a standalone component and in conjunction with other learning
disabilities, and as such provides a precedent for establishment of autism
treatment as a federal issue.
Are you looking for donations or money? Are you selling anything?
At this time, we're only looking for people to support our cause by signing our petition.