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'Mom, what can we do this summer?'
Holland Bloorview family leader Liz Zur leads a workshop on fun, accessible, low-cost things to do in Toronto this summer.
Loneliness in autistic children can predict later depression
'Kids who are lonely at age 10 are three times more likely to have depressive symptoms when they're 14.'
Mathias draws on his disability experience to empower others
'One joy of my work is when youth and families say they appreciate my lived experience.'
For kids who use tech as their voice, Tracy's team delivers
'We serve 27 augmentative and alternative communication clinics across the province.'
A $30 million gift spurs Canadian collaboration in disability care
Eleven disability groups across Canada will work together to improve care and inclusion.
Ableism is pervasive in mental-health care, new study says
'That a hospital's policy would exclude a segment of the population was very shocking to me.'
Parents seeking help met with blame, study finds
A British survey found 86 per cent of 685 parents had been blamed by professionals when they sought help for a child with possible autism.
A deaf girl writes about the pain and beauty of being different
The 12-year-old protagonist of a new book finds herself alienated from her family, who refuse to use sign language.
Music helped this artist find her voice
'Children with disabilities, or who are hospitalized, don't have the same access to nature. Art is a way back in to being a human being in the world...'
Cartoons show the trauma of sedation for autistic children
Nine comics tell the story of kids who are put under general anesthesia repeatedly because they can't tolerate medical exams. Most have autism and intellectual disability.
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