ADS is a unique and highly effective provider of service dogs for children in between the ages of 3-18 with autism and related disorders in most parts of the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area and most parts of Southwestern Ontario. All interested applicants have the right to be considered to receive a service dog. Service dogs for children with autism is one of the fastest growing service dog program in the world. In the 1990’s, 1 in 250 children were diagnosed with autism. Today 1 in 65 children are diagnosed with autism. Since ADS began in 2007, the organization has placed over 85 service dogs.