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Canada and Autism

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Background

In Canada, as in many other countries, a growing public awareness of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) has emerged in the context of the evidence for a rising prevalence and the existence of lifelong vulnerabilities and complex medical and mental health comorbidities (Anagnostou et al. 2014). Parents and carers have been instrumental in raising this awareness, and the government has responded with the commissioning of new services, principally focused on the needs of children (Motiwala et al. 2006; Auditor General of Ontario 2013). As discussed subsequently, despite increased public funding for ASD-focused services, significant inequalities in service provision exist for specific groups, including adults and higher-functioning individuals (Shattuck et al. 2012), newly arrived immigrants (Khanlou et al. 2017), and individuals with complex health and social care needs (Autism Ontario 2008). Moreover, service inequalities exist between different provinces (Eggleton and Keon 2007)....

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  1. Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences, McMaster University, 100 West 5th Street, L8N 3K7, Hamilton, ON, Canada

    Marc Woodbury-Smith

  2. St. Joseph’s Healthcare, Hamilton, ON, Canada

    Frank Tran

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Woodbury-Smith, M., Tran, F. (2017). Canada and Autism. In: Volkmar, F. (eds) Encyclopedia of Autism Spectrum Disorders. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-6435-8_102115-1

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