MPs duck the challenge of autism

Shawn Murphy’s failed bill may have raised awareness. But families of autistic children need support.
EDITORIAL STAFF, The Guardian

Here in P.E.I., the concern about autism services has most recently been expressed before the provincial Human Rights Commission by parents who say the support and services for Islanders with autism fall far short of what’s needed. This concern has been echoed in letters to the editor, including one from a grandmother of an autistic child who put the consequences in plain terms: waiting lists and a lack of therapists mean children with autism aren’t diagnosed and treated as early as they should be.

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