Shape the Path

You don’t need more information. You need to know what comes next.

Ontario’s autism system isn’t short on information. What’s missing is a clear path through it. What applies to your family? Where do you start? Who can help locally?

Shape the Path helps turn those questions into practical, personalized next steps — without hours of searching.

For Ontario families · free · no account required

Where are you in your autism journey?

There’s no wrong place to start. Choose what best describes your family today. If you are navigating the Ontario Autism Program (OAP), we’ll help you identify the next step that fits your circumstances.

I think my child may have autismI have questions or concerns and I'm not sure where to begin. We're exploring an autism assessmentWe've started asking questions or are waiting for an assessment. My child has an autism diagnosisI need to understand what to do next. We're registered with the OAPI want to know which supports we can explore while we wait. We've received an OAP invitation or fundingI need help understanding services and next steps.

Privacy by design. These roadmaps do not ask for a child’s name, birthdate, school, doctor, therapist, address, health-card number or student number. The roadmap answers stay in the browser. A broad location choice is used only to show the right public resources.

Your journey is unique. Your next steps should be, too.

Shaped by families’ lived experiences and informed by perspectives from Ontario autism and education professionals, researchers, family doctors and psychologists, Shape the Path is designed to help you know what to do next, why it matters and who to contact.

We’re expanding our region-specific service information across Ontario. Local contacts and available resources will vary by community, and we’ll make coverage clear as it grows.

Shape the Path is a navigation tool, not an autism assessment, diagnostic test or replacement for clinical advice.

Shape the Path

Where are you in your autism journey?

Your starting point

Your journey is unique. Your next steps should be, too.

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