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Vithushan is 19 years old and is autistic. He was diagnosed at the age of 19 months. At that age he was saying two words and was hyper active. This diagnosis was possible because of my neighbour who had a child two years older than Vithushan with autism. She encouraged me to see the doctor and get an early diagnosis. At that time due to the lack of information and awareness about autism, there were no government funded services. My neighbour helped me to put Vithushan's name in wait list for services. At the beginning we took Vithushan to Hinck-Dellcrest a mental health service in Toronto and Vithushan was helped by students who come to work at this organization. At the age of 6 years, he got services through TPASS a government funded service for 10 months. This intense program with one therapist helped Vithushan to talk. But when we heard about SAAAC and what this organization was doing, we brought Vithushan here. The services provided by SAAAC is helping our son to improve.