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Through this activity individuals with au- tism, their families, and care- givers will have a safe and inclu- sive environment in which to dis- cover the benefits of regular exer- cise and creative expression through dance. Damoff emphasized the federal funding will not impact the nearlyfunding will not impact the nearlyf 300 layoffs recently announced at the ErinoakKids Centre for Treat- ment and Development facilities in Oakville, Mississauga and Brampton. These layoffs were brought on by changes in the way the prov- ince funds autism services. Damoff's funding news was still well received by Patrick Bart- lett, ErinoakKids board chair. "With today's announcement about the Autism Spectrum Disor- der Strategic Fund we see addi- tional resources being available for people with autism and theirfor people with autism and theirf families and caregivers, and thatfamilies and caregivers, and thatf is the best possible news," said Bartlett. "We know from serving this community of the many challeng- es that people with autism face and we applaud any additional re- sources that will assist them in reaching their considerable po- tential." Not everyone was as thrilled with the funding. Bruce McIntosh, past presi- dent of the Ontario Autism Coali- tion, called the announcement "underwhelming." "What we need are national standards for treatment, we need research, we need real action to deal with the autism issue," he said. "This has been going on far too long. Governments need to unite and deal with this in co-ordinated fashion."fashion."f McIntosh, who is the father of two children with autism, said when his son was diagnosed with the disorder he quickly learned what services were needed to help him. He also discovered there were waitlists for all those services, with wait times measured in years. McIntosh said he paid out of his pocket to get his son access to the programs he needed and nearly went bankrupt in the process. While this struggle took place in 2006, McIntosh said very little has changed, noting the arrival of the Doug Ford government has so far only served to tear down whatfar only served to tear down whatf little progress had been made. Jaime Santana, a board certi- fied behavioural analyst whofied behavioural analyst whof works in Woodbridge, Ont., took issue with statements indicating the federal government can't pro- vide ongoing funding for autism services, as this is the province's responsibility. "We just saw $11 billion in fund- ing put out for other health servic- es all across the country," he said. "I think the federal govern- ment should also help the provin- cial government to fund autism services. That way the province would have zero excuse to say they don't have the money, so those services must be cut." NEWS Continued from page 1 FUNDING WILL NOT IMPACT NEARLY 300 LAYOFFS RECENTLY ANNOUNCED THE ISSUE: MANY PEOPLE IN CANADA REQUIRE AUTISM SUPPORT SERVICES LOCAL IMPACT: FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAS ANNOUNCED FUNDINGFOR AUTISM PROGRAMS, HOWEVER, AUTISM ADVOCATE SAYS MORE IS NEEDED STORY BEHIND THE STORY We attended a press conference where the federal government announced the funding. Then we talked to people who attended the event to get their reaction.