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Holland Bloorview launches Teens, Sex and Neuromuscular Conditions guidebook
Guide on sexual health and expression will help health care providers address the needs and goals of teens with neuromuscular disorders (NMDs)
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Mazen has a mind for business and a heart for helping
Mazen Almaoui has been a paramedic, a computer engineer, and a business consultant. Now he applies his business skills to improve the quality of services we offer at Holland Bloorview.
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A child's unhappiness, not diagnosis, most strains families
Unhappiness and worry in children with disabilities is the most significant predictor of negative impact on family wellbeing—regardless of diagnosis—according to a study published last month in the Journal of Intellectual Disability Research. 
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Green acres is the place for me
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,…
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A dance explores how to befriend a lost piece of yourself
It's about reconnecting with 'parts that we've pushed away, forgotten about or avoided.'
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Celebrating Holland Bloorview’s outstanding care teams
Submit your nominations to recognize members of your care team for Jake’s Award or the DAISY Award!
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How to break the ice when you're the new kid at school
'It's about a little girl with cerebral palsy starting Grade 2 and going to a new school where she's the only kid in her class with a disability.'
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Pediatric Health Leaders Applaud Historic Expansion of Children’s Health Care
Today, the Ontario Government Made Kids Count with a historic investment of $330 million to expand children’s health care across the province.
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Holland Bloorview’s Autism Research Centre leads metformin study on weight gain prevention in youth with autism
Medical Director of Autism Speaks Autism Treatment Network calls metformin research "critical"Dr. Evdokia Anagnostou, co-lead of the Auti...
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COVID-19 means missed meals for some families
In Britain, a survey by Family Fund found that a quarter of parents of children with disabilities said they had skipped meals in the past two weeks due to reduced income during the pandemic.
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