Autism groups' survey hopes to improve local support

CBC Ottawa's, Kate Porter, has been doing a series on Autism wait times.  

Parents of Ottawa children with autism will be getting more context on what other families are going through with a new survey.

CBC Ottawa reported Monday on the experiences of one local family paying $6,000 to $7,000 a month for autism therapy while they sit on a waiting list.

Autumn Alberelli said her twin children would probably have to wait a total of about two and a half years for government support, so they elected to pay for that earlier start themselves.

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Published on February 15, 2013