Published on September 19, 2014
SYDNEY Government has asked a group of experts to advise how best to ensure that children diagnosed with autism get the treatment they need at the right time.
Leo Glavine
The experts will review the latest research and evidence around autism, school readiness and treatment. They will begin meeting immediately and will report back in late fall.
"We need to make sure that children with autism get the treatment they need at the right age, before they start school," said Health and Wellness Minister Leo Glavine.
"We know this is an important issue and we must act quickly. But we also must ensure that our decisions are based on the best available evidence."
The panel members are:
Dr. Dorothy Chitty, psychologist and provincial clinical leader, Early Intensive Behavioural Intervention Program
Dr. Isabel Smith, professor in pediatrics and psychology and neurosciences, Dalhousie University, and psychologist at the IWK Health Centre
Teresa Alexander-Arab, speech language pathologist and clinical director, Nova Scotia Hearing and Speech Centres
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Expert panel to advise N.S. government on autism wait list