ABOUT US

We are parents who refused to stay quiet.

Fair Autism & Disability Funding BC is a grassroots community group — not a nonprofit, not a corporation. We were built by families who live in the gaps, are fighting the systems, and know from personal experience what it means when government policy changes and children lose the quality supports the need to thrive. We are organized, evidence-informed, and we are not going away.

OUR MISSION

Protect and restore equitable, individualized funding and supports for Autistic and disabled children in BC.

No government should be able to strip away individualized support without accountability. That is what we are here to prevent — and to repair.

OUR VISION

A BC where no autistic or disabled child is left behind, left out, or left with less.

Supports that are individualized, consistent, and protected for life — because that is what Autism is. Lifelong, fluctuating, and deeply individual.

What we stand for

  • Individualized support

    Autism is not one thing. It is lifelong, fluctuating, and unpredictable. Funding must reflect that — determined by each child's actual needs, not by administrative categories or government convenience.

  • Accountability

    Families deserve honest, transparent answers about how funding decisions are made and why. Policy built without us, fails us.

  • Evidence-based decisions

    Good policy follows research and real-world outcomes — not administrative convenience. We will always hold government to that standard.

  • Lived experience matters

    The families living this every day are the experts. Our voices belong at every table where decisions are being made about our children.

  • Sustainability and unity

    We lead with collaboration, not division. We protect each other from burnout — because this is a long road and none of us should have to walk it alone.

"We are not a formal organization. We are parents. No ministry partnerships. No institutional funding. No incentive to look the other way. That is exactly what makes us hard to ignore."

We use a mix of identity-first (Autistic child) and person-first (child with autism) language throughout this site, in recognition that our community holds a range of preferences. We use DSM-5 support level terminology where necessary because it reflects the language used by the Ministry — not because we endorse functioning labels. We are always learning and welcome feedback on our language.