Nine comics tell the story of kids who are put under general anesthesia repeatedly because they can't tolerate medical exams. Most have autism and intellectual disability.
The Children's Health Coalition welcomes the Ontario government's commitments to allocate additional funding and work with frontline pediatric health partners to identify more ways to connect children and youth to the care they need.
Research Focus: Dr. Fehlings innovates and evaluates neurorehabilitation treatments for children and youth with cerebral palsy. She also leads the Cerebral Palsy Discovery Lab.
Janette McDougall is a Bloorview Research Institute Adjunct Scientist and a Researcher based at Thames Valley Children’s Treatment Centre in London, ON.
Dr. Peltekova is a developmental pediatrician and a clinical study investigator at the Bloorview Research Institute. She provides care to children and youth with diverse neurodevelopmental conditions through her work in the autism diagnostic clinic, the psychopharmacology clinic and the extensive needs service at Holland Bloorview.