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.

Dolly is the clinical bioethicist at Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital and the Manager, Youth Engagement Strategy.

She is particularly interested in pediatric rehabilitation issues that arise in both clinical care and research with children and youth with chronic illness and disabilities. Dolly has over fifteen years of experience on pediatric research ethics boards, both at acute and rehabilitation hospitals.