Last
year I spoke on the needed care for adults with Autism. It was turned down by
the government. I have made a new motion that I hope will be debated in the
next few weeks. This is the speech from last year. – Ernie Steeves, MLA,
Moncton Northwest
The fight for needed services for adults with autism has been very difficult. We have fno meaningful success in that fight in stark contrast to the gains made on behalf of early intervention and school services for NB autistic children and youth. There have been few allies in the fight for adult autism services. Dominc Cardy of the NDP has been a strong supporter of adults with autism outside the legislature. In the legislature support for adults with autism has been sparse. In the past year two strong advocates emerged from the Conservative Party - Jake Stewart who fought successfully for a young autistic man who was on the verge of being removed from his residential facility because he was about to hit an arbitrary age limit for remaining in the facility and Ernie Steeves who brought the motion in 2015 shown in the video above. It is very encouraging to learn that Ernie Steeves will continue with a motion for adult autism care in the next sitting of the legislature.
Below - Ernie Steeves at the Legislature, May 2015, with Cynthia Bartlett, Parent Autism Advocate
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