I’ll continue to say this as it hurts too much not to. @fordnation is either lying, or is so misguided that he believes the lies he’s being fed.

Both should prevent him from sitting as Premier.

@fordnation has the *GALL* to *CAMPAIGN* on an *UTTER POLICY DISASTER* that is
*CURRENTLY* hurting families and will *CONTINUE* to do so for years because of stupidity and inaction.

The Ontario Autism Program is NOT fixed. It is NOT Needs Based. If does NOT have clinical direction and it is NOT “designed by the community for the community” because
it goes against the most crucial recommendations given by the OAP Advisory Panel.

These policies not only hurt families, but devastate families. They have deprived children of care. They spit in the faces of advocates who have dedicated countless hours trying to
hold government accountable. And after 4 years of painfully slow progress, inaction on the most crucial elements of the program, implementation of discriminatory policy and continuous missed deadlines—@fordnation is giving himself a god damn gold star for work
that is NOWHERE near done with a sense of feigned accomplishment worthy of your praise and your vote. It hurts. It physically hurts to listen to him. He is publicly shovelling a pile of manure on top of vulnerable children and families with the lies he is peddling.
This BOTCHED file impacts my kids TODAY. It will impact my family for the rest of our lives. I am sick of the perpetual gaslighting and campaigning at the expense of MY CHILDREN.

Vote these monsters out.

#50KIsNotOk #AutismDoesntEndAtFord #onpoli

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May 19
Daily Reminder that @fordnation HAS NOT fixed the Ontario Autism Program:

What would constitute ‘fixed’?

1️⃣ Adequate funding, with the $600M promise being spent.
❌ Ford did not spend the promised funding and continuously fell short.
#50KIsNotOk #onpoli
2️⃣ A program that recognizes that AGE has no bearing on a child’s needs.
❌ Ford’s program penalizes children by clawing back funding as they celebrate birthdays.
#50KIsNotOk #onpoli
3️⃣ A program that delivers based on recommendations from a clinician who has evaluated the child.
@fordnation has removed clinical input. Funding is determined by an algorithm after a 2 hr phone call between a parent & a non-clinician who has never met the child. #50KIsNotOk
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May 10
@MacLeodLisa is my MPP in #Nepean. How unbelievably sad that over the years we’ve become completely desensitized to her antics; this type of story is almost expected. I have autistic children. We have been deeply, deeply hurt by MacLeod’s policies. But we’ve also had enough face
time (or attempted face time) with the Minister to know that #Nepean deserves so much better. Our community has been publicly accused of trying to run her out of office. I think her record might do the job on its own.

We had been invited to an Autism Roundtable in January 2019.
@MacLeodLisa abruptly walked out of the meeting when the questions got tough.

I was invited into the Minister’s office during the first Ottawa protest after she made the Autism announcement that would send the program and families into a downward spiral for 3 years & counting.
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Oct 22, 2021
1/ I am the parent of autistic children and I need to stop watching Question Period in the Ontario Legislature.

I need to stop putting myself within earshot of redundant, scripted talking points that may sound good on paper, that may yield an MPP an “attaboy” (or girl) from
2/ someone on the sidelines who doesn’t know any better, that may earn someone political points for “making good” on promises their opponents failed to keep.

But I know better.

I know that best intentions from professionals were put on paper then twisted beyond recognition
3/ by bureaucrats who care nothing about the people they are paid to serve, and everything about the bottom line.

I have 2 school aged autistic children in Ontario. So I tune into Question Period to see if the Opposition delivers on holding government to task. I hope they will
Read 18 tweets
Jan 26, 2020
1/ Offering peace of mind to 25% of children will not placate 29k desperate families.

A year ago, thousands across the province rallied against a generalized funding program that would meet the needs of some, create waste where unneeded and leave many without the support they
2/ desperately require; particularly those with severe needs and those who are over the age of six.

After years of waiting, immediate funding, even if it falls far short, may very well be “better than nothing”. Families in crisis may prefer to take something for fear that they
3/ will otherwise remain on a waitlist forever. This is survival mode after years of disappointment and desperation.

Get help to families immediately. Urgency is required, but also in a method that doesn’t force 29k kids into one category or another, sending a message that this
Read 7 tweets
Nov 19, 2019
1/ Today is November 19, 2019. And we are still waiting for a plan from the Ontario Government.

Advocates, parents, researchers, therapists, stakeholders have reiterated to the @fordnation government, time and again, that urgency is critical.

And here we are.
2/ going on 10 months since @MacLeodLisa flogged us with her “plan” to remedy the Ontario Autism Program we are no better off than where we were.

Throughout the summer, while @ToddSmithPC was touring the province ‘listening’, the consistent answer to our questions was that
3/ ‘The Panel’ was hard at work on their recommendations, which we saw come to fruition just shy of November. The Panel recommended Needs Based Therapy. The Panel recommended Urgent Response Services. The Panel recommended reverting back to a chronological waitlist. The Panel
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Nov 18, 2019
1/ Tonight, maybe three blocks away from where I sit, a Santa Claus parade is still chugging it’s way down the Main Street in Barrhaven, #Nepean. I was there. But I had to leave.

My husband left maybe 10 minutes before I did. My son Jack has severe autism, and each year we try
2/ our luck with the parade, and each year, it’s no better than the last. Too late, too many flashing lights, too many bad memories from the year before. This year may have been the nail in the coffin. He doesn’t have many words to tell us, but it’s clear this “fun” Christmas
3/ activity just isn’t for him. My husband took him ahead home leaving me with my daughter who is also on the autism spectrum.

The Parade has been cause for reflection for me. A year ago, we stood roadside, and with just the right amount of happenstance, @MacLeodLisa’s
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