As of December 10, the Toronto Public Heath (TPH) has declared a Norovirus outbreak on the Complex Continuing Care (CCC) unit. Other inpatient units, outpatient clinics, community programs and activities are operating as usual. For more information, click here.
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'This film reminded me that healing and growth happen when we stop hiding parts of ourselves and let others in.'
The SickKids study is the first to examine the impact of caring for a child with a chronic condition on the health of dads.
BLOOM readers share ideas for at-home kid activities during the lockdown.
We Move Together tackles what it's like to live in a world where 'your body or mind is not considered best.'
A social work student training at Holland Bloorview finds his stutter helps him relate to teens with other disabilities.
'Our autism assessment is mainly a play-based assessment. I'm so lucky that playing with a child is part of my job.'
Holland Bloorview 'helped prepare me and that's the reason I'm able to implement what I learned and cope with all of the uphill challenges.'
The average age a Canadian child receives an autism diagnosis is four. Holland Bloorview's Social ABCs fills the intervention gap.
A large U.S. study finds people with intellectual disability are almost eight times more likely than the general population to die of COVID-19.
'I understand how much of a struggle communication can be. I understand how frustrating it can be when someone can't understand what you're trying to say.'
A six-week inpatient program at Holland Bloorview optimizes the muscle strength children with spinal muscular atrophy are gaining through two breakthrough drugs.
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