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Link to autistic community helps this family thrive
'Most health professionals don't have close relationships with autistic people. This needs to be part of their training and work environment.'
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Medication for children is 'not a one-size-fits-all approach'
Pharmacist Danielle Paes is happiest on Holland Bloorview's inpatient units, working with children, families and clinicians to assess our patients' medication needs during rehab.
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Meet Holland Bloorview’s OT and PT clinical scholars
The Clinical Scholar Program is supporting occupational therapists, physiotherapists thanks to Make Kids Count funding
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'I like a nurse who's caring, sometimes funny, always positive'
Justin Chau is an 11-year-old inpatient at Holland Bloorview. He's writing a story about his life following a surgery to remove a brain t...
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How does having a disabled neighbour 'dash your dreams?'
Families protest the Weyburn, Sask. decision to keep a small group home out. This photo is from CBC NewsI'm embarrassed.This isn't the Ca...
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What's most important? Intelligence or emotional health?
What factors in childhood predict later satisfaction and happiness in life?Two articles crossed my desk about studies that come to vastly...
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When it comes to disability, who and what needs to change?
When my son was young I searched for interventions that would "minimize" his disabilities.I'm embarrassed to write that now, knowing how ...
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At the Blue Jays game, my son is no longer an outsider
By Keith McArthurMy son Bryson and I were among the tens of thousands who congregated on Front Street after Game 5 of the Blue Jays-Range...
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'Indestructible' Harry Potter stuntman adapts to life in a paralyzed body
In a new film, David Holmes' Harry Potter friends rally to support him after his injury. But we don't see whether he embraces the disability community.
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Jamming with local musicians takes music therapy up a notch
An innovative program at Holland Bloorview brings youth with disabilities and local musicians together to jam and prepare for a rock concert.
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