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May 27, 2015

There's been so much research recently about how chronic stress puts parents of kids with disabilities at greater risk of physical and me...

May 20, 2015

I just read a fascinating review of the new book Do No Harm, a memoir by one of Britain's top neurosurgeons Dr. Henry Marsh. New York Tim...

May 11, 2015

I was delighted and honoured to interview Julie Keon, author of What I Would Tell You, on Saturday at Holland Bloorview.Julie's book is a...

May 13, 2015

PKN is a punk band that's a little different. The four men are middle-aged, Finnish, and have Down syndrome and autism. Next Tuesday they...

May 29, 2015

A couple of weeks ago I got to meet the most adorable child you see above. His name is Branko, and he's almost four, and his mom Jennifer...

May 7, 2015

I am delighted to be interviewing Julie Keon (right) about her book What I Would Tell You this Saturday May 9 at Holland Bloorview. You c...

May 22, 2015

Yesterday on the Danforth I saw a toddler with mini ponytails sprouting out of her head. She looked like she'd just learned to walk. She ...

May 19, 2015

By Jade BiesingerMy name is Jade and I live in England at the other side of the “pond” with my husband and four lovely children. Heni...

May 25, 2015

In February, Maria Tassou did something she'd never done before. She flew to Miami Beach with a friend to hang out at the ocean. Maria, w...

May 26, 2015

By Jessica GeboersWhen I was a child doing physical therapy at Grandview, my younger sister Avery climbed into a nearby hand-bike and beg...