Mary DiFrancesco, RECE, is an early childhood educator at the Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital’s Play and Learn nursery school.
As part of the early learning and development team, Mary provides specialized programming which supports children with a range of diagnosis including an autism diagnosis or those who are in the process of exploring a diagnosis.
David Chan is an Information Technology Business Intelligent consultant. He and his wife Aline, who works in a non-profit organization, both volunteer as Family Leaders with the Holland Bloorview Family Leadership program. They are proud parents of their son, who has Autism and is a client of Holland Bloorview services, and their daughter who is striving to work in the special education field.
The foolishness of clowns, their vulnerability and willingness to fail, produces 'joy without demands' in hospitalized children, write the Holland Bloorview authors of a new Journal of Medical Humanities paper. Yet clowning is devalued in medicine.
Holland Bloorview is celebrating Black History Month to honour the rich history, achievements, and contributions of Black individuals and communities. As an organization dedicated to fostering inclusion, diversity and equity, Holland Bloorview recognizes the importance of commemorating Black…
'This book is for any person with a disability who's wondering what parenting is going to be like, or who may have been questioned about their choice to be a parent.'
A British report found 40 per cent of early deaths of people with intellectual disabilities were avoidable. Adrian Poulton starved to death due to a medical error.
n 2014, Maya Wechsler and Greg Masucci made a drastic life change. They moved from a row house off a busy street in Washington, D.C. to a fixer-upper house on 24 acres in Bluemont, Va. They were tired of fighting for a good education for their son Max, now 10, who has autism, and wanted a simpler,…
