BLOOM combines real family stories with the best expert advice, plus the latest news and opinion on disability.
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.
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...
'You get the one you're supposed to'
By Kari Wagner-Peck When my husband Ward and I started dating I was 42 years old and he was 29. Yeah, I have a trophy husband. We eventua...
Is newborn euthanasia an answer to parent pain?
I was surprised to see this headline on a CBC The Current story yesterday: Newborns should have the right to die, ethicist says. Can newb...
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