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On December 10, Toronto Public Heath declared a Norovirus outbreak on the Complex Continuing Care unit. Other units and programs are operating as usual. Click for more info.

Please note our ambulatory care services will be closed on Dec. 25-26, 2025, and Jan. 1, 2026. The day program will be closed Dec. 22-26, 2025.

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Dr. Jessica Brian

Dr. Jessica Brian

Dr. Jessica Brian, PhD, is a psychologist, senior clinician scientist, co-lead of theAutism Research Centre at Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital and associate professor at the University of Toronto in the Department of Paediatrics.

Dr. Brian received her Ph.D. from the Clinical-Developmental Program at York University and received intensive training in Applied Behaviour Analysis (ABA) during a full-year internship at the Princeton Child Development Institute in New Jersey.

Kate Bernardi

Kate Bernardi

Kate Bernardi, BAH, CCLS, is a Social ABCs early intervention trainer, parent coach and certified Child Life Specialist (CLS) with a background in psychology and child development.

Kate has worked in the Autism Research Centre at Holland Bloorview  Kids Rehabilitation Hospital for the past nine years, first on the Baby Siblings study monitoring very early signs of autism spectrum disorder (ASD), and then with Social ABCs as a trainer and parent coach for the in-home and group programs.

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