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The up and down reactions to one dad's parenting world
By Ron BishopOur son Neil is 14. He was diagnosed at a week old with cystic fibrosis. When he couldn't hold up his head or sit at age one...
Early autism therapy saves taxpayers money, study finds
Intensive behavioural therapy for autism is expensive—over $100,000 per child. In Ontario, the average child waits two-and-a-half years...
Disabled teens crave risk, speed, freedom: Study
Many teens love to defy authority, speed and do other dangerous things.A new Holland Bloorview study finds that youth with the most compl...
'A Matter of Dignity' wins 2016 disability reporting award
A Minneapolis Star Tribune investigation into how hundreds of adults with developmental disabilities are segregated and neglected in a Mi...
A big idea: Mobility for all
It's a tough business problem: how do you commercialize a medical product for a niche market that can't afford it?For 10 years, Holland B...
Research day challenges dominant ideas about human value
How ironic that on the day Holland Bloorview research head Tom Chau encouraged us to "push against typifying perspectives" in our work, C...
Some thoughts on acceptance
One of our staff is doing a workshop for parents on acceptance. She asked me for resources and I recommended these BLOOM pieces below. Bu...
France upholds ban on Down syndrome ad: Children too 'happy'
In an extraordinary decision, the Council of State in France has upheld the decision of the country's TV regulator to prevent this video,...
Hardships, silver linings and me: A diary of rehab
By Alivia OslandI've been in the hospital for almost three months because I've been diagnosed with Guillain Barré Syndrome. The lower ha...
How one mom embraces a new life in Canada
In 2013 Sharda Ali-Ramjattan moved from Trinidad to Toronto with her daughter Selina, 9, in order to access better health services. Her h...
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