Below you will find our research and analysis on the policies affecting children with support needs in British Columbia. All reports draw on publicly available government data and primary research with affected families.

Last updated: May 2026 — new reports added as research and reports are completed.

BC Autism & Disability Funding Research Reports (2026)

B.C. called its February 2026 disability funding announcement "historic." The province's own budget shows spending per child served peaks for a single year, then falls about 30% by 2028/29 — even as the number of children served climbs past 79,000. This report tests the "historic investment" claim against three consecutive MCFD Service Plans and the government's own figures, alongside a plain-language op-ed and a full sources appendix where every figure is traced to its primary document.

A submission to the Ministry of Children and Family Development on the 2026 Children and Youth with Support Needs funding model and its impact on early intervention for children under six. The submission examines what the research literature establishes about early-intervention outcomes, what the 2026 framework changes for families of young children, and what the evidence base actually supports.

March 2027 will end individualized Autism funding for more than 20,000 BC children. The province says classrooms won't feel it. Every educator working with Autistic students knows otherwise — and the provincial budget is being finalized right now. Here's what's at stake, and why we built A Teachers' Voice Survey to put classroom reality in front of decision-makers before the legislature breaks for summer.

This briefing addresses child physical and sexual abuse risk in autistic children. Some readers will find the subject matter difficult. Please engage with this material when you feel emotionally supported.

The province's Duty to Report message collides with its disability funding reform — for the population peer-reviewed research identifies as facing the highest independent risk of childhood physical and sexual abuse. This briefing was submitted to the Ministry of Children and Family Development on May 5, 2026. A companion letter accompanied the submission.

MCFD is restructuring family-managed Autism funding while directing those same families toward a contracted service system that its own audits and consultants have, for six years, said it cannot adequately oversee. Our analysis examines the 2019 audits, the cost contrast, the six-year gap, and the contradiction at the centre of the 2026 transition.

This report package contains evidence-based findings regarding systemic negligence, foreseeable harm, and the impact of funding changes on the Autism and neurodiverse community. We discuss these topics to ensure accountability, but we recognize they may be distressing for parents, caregivers, autistic and neurodiverse individuals. Please engage with this information when you feel emotionally supported.

This briefing names children who were excluded from supports. Some families will see their child's situation reflected here, which may be difficult.

The BC government removed direct funding from thousands of correctly diagnosed Level 1 and Level 2 autistic children — with no published study, no audit, no named expert, and no clinical review of a single affected child.

The announcement said more children will be supported. Here's what they didn't say. The BC Government redesigned how disability supports reach children and youth — for thousands of Autism and disability families in this province, the details tell a very different story than the headlines.

In November 2022, Premier Eby personally promised to maintain individual funding for Autistic children past 2025. This is the record of that promise — and what has happened since.

The handout we prepared for the Rally at the Legislative Building in Victoria to close out Autism Acceptance Month.

They listened to the language. They ignored the intent. Between 2023 and 2025, the BC Government ran its largest-ever public engagement on disability support reform — over 5,000 British Columbians, 63 First Nations communities, and partner organizations representing autism, Down syndrome, FASD, ADHD, and the broader disability community. Families and disability communities were clear about what needed to change. This briefing compares what they asked for — in their own words — and what the 2026 Child and Youth with Support Needs framework actually delivered.

An analysis of the 2026 Children and Youth with Support Needs framework, examining its accessibility for rural families, its alignment with the Child, Family and Community Service Act, and the mathematical viability of the proposed Hub model.

A survey of families across the East and West Kootenays documenting the real-world financial, clinical, and logistical impact of the 2026 CYSN framework. Publishing May 2026.