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Workshop explores tensions between clinicians and parents
'They said they were trained to be hyper-positive, but sometimes the parent isn’t in that space. Often there is a big, gaping hole of despair that no one wants to look at.'
A jazz legend's 'perfect kid' inspires Disability Pride NYC
When Mike LeDonne's daughter Mary (above) was born, the mood in the room went from jubilation over what doctors said was a “textbook bi...
BLOOM media roundup
Vulgar poster campaign sparks Human Rights Tribunal The Toronto StarAnonymous posters displayed in a Scarborough co-op targeted residents...
Looking up
A year-and-a-half ago Sue Robins (with son Aaron) wrote what's become our most read post: The invisible mom. It was about how moms of kid...
I am Nat's ghostwriter
This piece by Susan Senator (centre), author of Making Peace With Autism and the Autism Mom's Survival Guide (for Dad's too!) touched me. Susan always writes with great honesty and insight about
This looks mesmerizing
Trailer for Stand Clear of the Closing Doors....
Wanted: friends
By Nathalie WendlingI think having friends is the most important thing in life. No matter how bad my day is going, having a friend around...
For some parents, the 'empty nest' is a fiction
By Ijeoma RossUnexpectedly we have found ourselves in the midst of a transformation. It's not our transformation, but one that is taking ...
Former client helps youth gain independence
Gabriella Carafa is a social worker in our LIFEspan program with a long history at Holland Bloorview. Since she was a preschooler she's b...
BLOOM media roundup
Happy Monday!Looking for a read that will make you think? Check out the disability and parenting stories we've collected recently. Let us...
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