BLOOM combines real family stories with the best expert advice, plus the latest news and opinion on disability.
How I found and built disability community
When 'it came to raising a disabled child, we didn’t know anyone in our circle who had gone through anything similar. So, I started building what we didn’t have.'
Rude words from doctors and parents harm care
In 2015, a team of Israeli researchers studied the impact ofrude comments by another doctor on medical teams while they did a simulationo...
Study links high-needs children to increased death risk in moms
Mothers of children born with major anomalies like heart disease or Down syndrome had a 27 per cent increased risk of death when compared...
Doctor says we need to give parents space to go 'off script'
A year ago, Dr. Mohammad Zubairi was hired as a developmental pediatrician at Holland Bloorview after completing his fellowship training ...
Learning to swim in a random sea
By D. BrownIn this sea of life, we each have our own boat. Some ride in a big ship that gives them lots of room and keeps them safe. Othe...
Amputee doc: We need to 'make room' for suffering
Last night I was scrolling through the New York Times and a giant magazine feature on Dr. BJ Miller popped up: One man's quest to change ...
Study gives voice to family stories behind clinic no-shows
About 15 per cent of the time families miss their appointments at Holland Bloorview and in most cases, they don't call to cancel.“These...
Doctors who work with brain-injured newborns need humility
I'll never forget a time I went to visit a child in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). I was in the waiting room during a shift cha...
A big part of my job is telling families the diagnosis
Dr. Melanie Penner is a developmental pediatrician at Holland Bloorview who focuses on autism. She's the person who gives parents a diagn...
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...
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