Nobody has asked BC parents what they need.
Autism funding in BC is being reshaped. KidStart is working with industry partners and government to shape programs that fit the new reality, and we believe the families most affected should have a say in those solutions, because in the end it is the kids who need to win.
Out of respect for your time, we have prepared seven simple questions. Your feedback will help us shape programs that address the real concerns of families, and it is how we put our effort at KidStart behind supporting families across BC.
Share your feedback- Seven simple questions
- About five minutes
- No name, no child's details
Whatever your family is going through with this, you are not the only one. Tell us what you need and we will build around it.
Before you start
Why we are asking
Autism Funding takes its last invoices on 31 March 2027. Most families who write to us expect less money after that. We need to know what to change before it lands, not after.
What your answers decide
Which of five options KidStart builds first: small group sessions, parent coaching, shorter therapy blocks, payment plans, or help with the Disability Tax Credit. Question 6 is your vote.
What you get back
The findings from every family, sent to you first if you leave an email. Programs your family can still afford next year. And the anonymous totals published on this page, so no parent has to guess whether others are in the same position.
Every question says why we ask it. Every one can be skipped.
The seven questions
Each question tells you what the answer is used for.
What is your family funded under today?
Why we ask: the programs end on different dates, so this tells us which families are affected first.
You can type as much as you like. The written answers are the ones our team reads first.
What other parents are saying
Live and anonymous, updated as answers come in. No family can be identified from anything here.
Answers are coming in.
5 so far. We publish the numbers once enough families have answered that nobody could be identified from them. Yours brings that closer.
Share your feedbackYou have been told what is changing. Nobody asked what it costs you.
Autism Funding closes to new families on 1 March 2027 and takes its last invoices on 31 March 2027. In its place comes the Children and Youth Disability Benefit, paying $6,500 or $17,000 a year depending on assessed need, plus an income tested supplement of up to $6,000 that requires the federal Disability Tax Credit.
The ministry sent its eligibility criteria in June. Families protested at the legislature. Since February, dozens of families have written to us about funding without being asked. What nobody has done is ask BC parents, in a structured way, what this change will actually do to their week.
So we are asking. Not to campaign, and not to sell you anything. We need to know what to build before the money changes, rather than after.
What we do with your answers
We are weighing several ways to keep therapy within reach for families whose funding drops. Your answers decide which ones we build.
Small group sessions
Lower cost per visit, the same clinicians, children working alongside peers.
Parent coaching
Fewer clinic hours, more of the work carried at home with training and a plan.
Shorter blocks
Focused runs of therapy with breaks between, instead of continuous weekly sessions.
Payment plans
Spreading the cost across the year so a funding gap does not end therapy.
Help with the tax credit
Support applying for the Disability Tax Credit, which gates the supplement and takes months.
What we will not ask for
We do not ask for your child's name, date of birth or diagnosis. You can answer completely anonymously. An email address is optional and only used to send you the findings. We will never publish anything you write without asking you first.
Share your feedback→One more parent is one more voice.
The more families answer, the harder this is to ignore. If you know another parent going through the same thing, send it to them.
Want the full picture on the change first?
Our funding transition guide walks through the dates, the amounts and what applies to your family.
Read the funding transition guideKidStart Pediatric Therapy provides expert occupational therapy, speech therapy, and behavioral therapy for children in Burnaby and the Greater Vancouver Area. See all our services on the KidStart Pediatric Therapy homepage.