最新议会传真：安省保守党政府将加强儿童自闭症的服务计划！更多家庭将受益
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自闭症的几种症状表现
1、言语障碍突出
自闭症患者中大多数人会有语言交流的障碍，有些严重的人一辈子都不会与人交流。他们在交流方面能使用的词汇是有限的，即使会说话的自闭症患者也不愿意经常与人交流。有些患者说话是声音小，有时会重复一些话语，还有患儿只模仿别人说话，而自己不会组织语
2、不会模仿
“模仿”是孩子学习的最重要工具，孩子就是通过模仿学习说话，学习运用无声的身体语言、手势和表情进行沟通的。但是自闭症患儿不懂得模仿。
3、语言迟钝
轻度自闭症的患儿，大多数都会出现言语的减少，或者是终身不说话的情况。并且，疾病患儿说话，也大多数都用手势进行交流，而且常常会分不清你我。
4、交际困难
自闭症儿童在与人交往的时候会有逃避的心理，他们与人交流的倾向很少。有些患儿即使是面对自己的父母的时候也不愿意多说话，一些基本的拥抱或是肢体接触他们都反感。相较于群居生活而言，他们更喜欢独处。
5、社交障碍
这是自闭症患儿面临的最大问题。他们对周围的事物漠不关心，难以体会别人的情绪和感受，也无法正确地表达自己的情绪和感受。自闭症患儿存在“思维盲区”(mind blind)，他们似乎认为凡存在于他们自己脑子里的东西，也一样存在于别人脑子里，彼此没有什么区别。即他们通常认为自己的感觉就是别人的感觉，但这并不意味着他们没有感情。
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安省保守党政府加强对自闭症儿童的支持力度
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自闭症
新计划包括将会取消有需要儿童家庭的收入测试，并进一步扩大符合条件的服务范围。（2019年3月21日上午10儿童，社区和社会服务部宣布）
安省保守党政府通过加强安省自闭症计划，兑现始终将选民需求放在第一位的承诺，该计划于2019年4月1日生效。
“我们的政府全力致力于改变安省自闭症儿童服务的支持方式，”儿童，社区和社会服务部部长Lisa MacLeod说。 “政府正努力在未来18个月内尽快将所有23,000名儿童从等候名单中移除，让每一位有需要的孩子得到全面有效的医治。”
MacLeod强调，政府正在探索的一项改进措施是如何最好地根据孩子的诊断需求为家庭提供额外的财政支持。“有家长说自闭症是一种光谱，又称孤独症谱系障碍。（ASD-Autism Spectrum Disorder，孤独症谱系障碍，是一系列复杂的神经发展障碍性疾病。能影响孩子的社交，行为和交流方面的能力。有孤独症谱系障碍的人，其大脑处理信息的方式异于常人）。
诚如家长所说患有自闭症的孩子有不同需求，”MacLeod补充说。 “我将在接下来的几个月里接受家长与专家和医疗机构的意见，以评估我们如何更好地帮助那些情况更复杂的孩子，并为他们提供额外的财政支持。”
尽快取消病童等候时间
政府正在努力兑现承诺，对此项目进行彻底有效的改革，特别是确保所有儿童都将获得财政支持。
让孩子们尽早离开等候名单，政府正在努力将所有23,000名儿童从等候名单中移除，以便使孩童及时获得财政支持，得到有效治疗。
根据他们等待服务的时间以及早期干预的需求，将尽快彻底解决等候时间长的问题。
考虑到不同年龄段的不同需求，财政资助的分配也会有所不同。目的就是确保每一分基金都可以被有效使用。政府将继续探索各种方案，以便在更快的时间内为目前正处于等候名单的儿童提供服务，尤其是年龄较小的儿童。
鉴于之前宣布的计划改革，政府将致力于：
· 消除收入测试：所有18岁以下的儿童和青少年家庭只要有合格专业人员的书面诊断报告，就有资格获得此项资助计划。 6岁以下的儿童每年将获得2万加元的直接资助，而6岁及以上的儿童每年将获得5,000加元。
· 扩大合资格服务项目：通过儿童预算，家庭将获得更广泛的合格服务，如语言病理学，物理治疗和职业治疗。有关合格服务的详细信息将于4月初在儿童社区与社会服务部的网站上公布。
· 接受服务家庭的顺利过渡：目前拥有安省自闭症行为计划的所有儿童将继续享有该计划中列出的所有服务，直至其服务期结束。在此之后，该家庭将在目前的服务基础上更新六个月。
“我们将继续致力于支持自闭症儿童及其家人的服务计划，”MacLeod总结道。 “新的安省自闭症计划及其增强功能是安省可以提供的最佳方案，也是我省历史上唯一一项全面照顾每一位患有自闭症孩童的计划。”
以上信息由Oakville North-Burlington MPP Effie Triantafilopoulos 选民办公室提供.
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Ontario Enhancing Support for Children with Autism
New actions include removing income testing for Childhood Budgets and further expanding eligible services.
March 21, 2019 10:00 A.M.
Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services
TORONTO - Ontario's government is putting people first by enhancing the Ontario Autism Program, which comes into effect on April 1, 2019.
"Our government is fully committed to transforming how autism services are delivered in Ontario," said Lisa MacLeod, Minister of Children, Community and Social Services. "The government is working to move all 23,000 children off the waitlist as quickly as possible within the next 18 months."
MacLeod highlighted that one of the enhancements the government is exploring is how best to provide additional supports to families based on the diagnosed needs of their child.
"Parents were right when they said that autism is a spectrum and that there are different needs for children on the spectrum," MacLeod added. "I'll take their input for the next several months to assess how we better support those with more complex needs and provide additional sources of support to them."
The government is working on its previously announced reforms, particularly to ensure all children receive support.
Moving Children Off the Waitlist
The government is working to move all 23,000 children off the waitlist so they have timely access to support.
Children will be brought off the waitlist based on a combination of the time they have been waiting for service, and with a continued focus on early intervention. Considerations will be made for children five years of age and youth 17 years of age to ensure they receive the maximum remaining funding.
The government will explore options to provide children who are currently on the waitlist with Childhood Budgets on a quicker timeline, especially younger children.
To build on previously-announced changes to the program, the government is:
Eliminating Income Testing
All families of children and youth under the age of 18 with a written diagnosis of autism from a qualified professional will now be eligible for a Childhood Budget. Children under the age of six will receive $20,000 annually in direct funding, while those six and over will receive $5,000 annually.
Expanding Eligible Services
Through Childhood Budgets, families will have access to a broader range of eligible services, such as speech language pathology, physiotherapy, and occupational therapy. Full details on eligible services will be posted on the ministry's website in early April.
Smoothing the Transition for Families Receiving Services
All children who currently have an Ontario Autism Program Behaviour Plan will continue to receive the services outlined in that plan until its end date. Families will then be able to renew it for six months at its current level of intensity.
"We continue to work to support children with autism, and their families," concluded MacLeod. "The new Ontario Autism Program with its enhancements is the best possible program Ontario can deliver and it is the only program in the history of our province that will support every single
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