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• Resource list: Autism support networks in Canada

  A list of some of the organizations in Canada that provide support to families dealing with autism.

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  Public cry for help: Telford family not alone in dealing with autism challenges

  Amanda Telford’s family is not alone. That has been the reaction from many who watched the story of Ottawa mother, who felt so overwhelmed caring for her 19-year-old, severely autistic son Philippe that she decided to drop him off at an Ontario government agency office and ask them to take over his care.

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  Temporary solution for parents who gave up autistic son

  A 19-year-old Ottawa man with autism has been found a home for the next few weeks after his parents dropped him off at a government office and sparked a national discussion about the lack of support services available to such families.

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  As autism rates rise in Canada, doctors search for answers

  The number of children with autism has increased significantly in Canada and the United States, but the cause – whether it’s environmental, genetic, or a result of better diagnostic tests – remains an elusive mystery.

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  Conservative MP says he relates to Ottawa family’s challenges with autistic son

  Conservative MP Mike Lake says he can relate to an Ottawa couple who turned their 19-year-old son with autism over to the province, as his own autistic child is approaching adulthood and the uncertainty of whether he will have access to the care he needs.

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  Parents of autistic adult son not alone in their desperation, say advocates

  The troubling story of an Ottawa couple who felt so overwhelmed caring for their adult autistic son that they decided to drop him off at a government office is not unique, say many who work with adults with developmental disabilities.

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  'Brutal decision': Couple gives up son with autism to government

  An Ottawa couple has given up their 19-year-old son with autism to the province, saying they were forced to make the “absolutely brutal” decision because they can no longer provide the necessary care.

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  N.B. family wins fight to keep dogs for autistic sons

  A family in Minto, N.B. is celebrating a big victory after the village council overturned a bylaw that would have forced them to give up one of their dogs – a move Andy Drost says would devastate his autistic sons.

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  Families, communities mark 6th annual World Autism Awareness Day

  Fundraising and awareness-raising events are being held across the globe Tuesday, to mark the sixth annual World Autism Awareness Day.

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  U.S. estimates autism now being diagnosed in 1 in 50 kids

  A U.S. government survey of parents says 1 in 50 U.S. schoolchildren has autism, surpassing another federal estimate for the disorder.