BLOOM combines real family stories with the best expert advice, plus the latest news and opinion on disability.
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BLOOM combines real family stories with the best expert advice, plus the latest news and opinion on disability.
Read our latest stories, with links to mainstream disability news and shout-outs to people making the world more inclusive.
By Sandra Joy SteinWhen my son was two yearsold, he played like most toddlers I've known. He built block towers and yelledin frustration ...
By Nikki CochraneI never thought that at 24-years-old I'd be a mother to seven children with special needs, but that is exactly where lif...
Arecent Pediatrics study foundsiblings of children with disabilities were almost three times more likely tohave parent-reported emotional...
Everyone knows Carly Fleischmann, the Toronto teen with autism who was unreachable until she typed a message on a computer at age 10. Her...
Sadia Qureshi rarely leaves her daughter Zoya's bedsideat Holland Bloorview, where a dip on an oxygen saturation monitor prompts herto su...
In May 2012 my son was approved for funding for a laptop at school. The desktop computer he previously had at school was so old that it d...
Holland Bloorview is marking World Cerebral Palsy Day with a demo of the Cycle to Fun project that combines exercise bikes and a virtual ...
Masha Koroleva is a fourth year psychology student at York University. This summer she was a research student in the Bloorview Research I...
I was elated when I read this blog post by Anchel Krishna at Today's Parent. It's about her daughter, who has challenges speaking, having...
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Content in BLOOM is not a substitute for professional medical advice. Always consult your doctor. Views expressed in posts and resources listed do not signify endorsement by Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital. The BLOOM blog welcomes comments from readers on issues that affect parents of children with disabilities. All comments require approval to ensure they’re on-topic and respectful. We don’t post comments that attack people or organizations or use profanity or hate speech.
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