In Canada, you need to wait over 2 years to get any sort of treatment, because of the long lines. My friend has 2 autistic children, who both suffered and continue to suffer because of inadequate funding. And because of the 2 year wait, these types of diagnoses are useless, because they won't get funding until much later. It's a travesty.
But here in CA, if you have Kaiser, apparently they have a gold medal autism treatment program, according to a doctor that deals with child developmental disorders. It's because they got sued several years ago, and the result was they now put every child in a top autism treatment program.
Why am I constantly lambasted by commenters on Reddit about the superiority of the Canadian healthcare system... while in threads like these I you see Canadians upset about massive wait times?
Because the healthcare system is vast and has many aspects. It also varies across locations.
My son doesn't have classic autism but he has developmental delays, sensory issues, etc. Trying to find providers here in the bay area can be extremely frustrating with extremely long wait times and we have great insurance. Our prior plan was Kaiser and it was just as much of a hassle but in a different way (having to go through a special office to get approval for therapists, etc).
If you have money you should be able to buy your way to the front of the line? Poor people should just die anyway. They are a burden on the rest of us. Send them to the work houses or let them die and decrease the surplus population. ...
Please recommend to your friend about Auditory Integration Training - http://www.aitinstitute.org - the website marketing is mostly geared towards children with symptoms relating to the full autism spectrum, however there are also benefits for adults.
But here in CA, if you have Kaiser, apparently they have a gold medal autism treatment program, according to a doctor that deals with child developmental disorders. It's because they got sued several years ago, and the result was they now put every child in a top autism treatment program.