Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital observes the International Day of Persons with Disabilities on December 3rd as a day to re-affirm its strong commitment to demand a world that values children and youth with disabilities and developmental differences.
A new book tells the story of a disabled boy in the 1800s who was treated at SickKids Hospital after travelling 40 miles on his own in a sled pulled by his dog.
Melanie Penner, MD MSc FRCP(C) is a developmental paediatrician at Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital and a senior clinician scientist at the Autism Research Centre in the Bloorview Research Institute. She is the Bloorview Childrens Hospital Foundation Research Chair in Developmental Pediatrics.
Dr. Ellegood is interested in understanding of heterogeneity across and within individuals with neurodevelopmental disorders in order to implement a precision medicine approach and inform personalized solutions. Specifically, his work focuses on using structural and funtioncal MRI imaging techniques to understand how the brain develops regardless of diagnosis in an effort to subcategorize psychological disorders.