Now, four years later, her nine-year-old son Nico Tsirigotis is still on that list waiting for government funding for core autism services. Alina Cameron, president of the Ontario Autism Coalition, says the provincial government needs to revisit funding for the Ontario Autism Program. Alina Cameron says funding for core autism services has been 'an absolute game changer' for her 10-year-old daughter Fiona. Province promises $186M in new funding this yearLast week the Ontario government announced $186 million in new funding for the Ontario Autism Program as part of the province's yearly budget. Nico Tsirigotis, 9, has been on the wait list for funding for core clinical services through the Ontario Autism Program since he was first diagnosed in 2022.

Source: CBC News March 30, 2026 17:01 UTC