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That's not a problem. It's a power!
By Megan JonesWhen acting, Jessica Thom never stays on script. In fact, she's neurologically incapable of it: the London, U.K.-based perf...
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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...
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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...
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Disabled man to see Europe riding on friends' backs
Kevan Chandler (above centre) is used to being carried by friends when spaces don't fit his wheelchair.So why would a trip across Europe ...
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'I'm ashamed to be jealous:' A special-needs dad
Yesterday this candid piece about being a special-needs dad on LinkedIn blew me away. It's such a rich account of the many emotions exper...
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'I open up a world for kids to be able to participate in'
Meet Laurel Robinson, a speech-language pathologist at Holland Bloorview who helps kids who don't speak find other ways to communicate.
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Nursing background ups Tina's technology game
'The perception of a nurse is no longer restricted to providing direct care at a bedside.'
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When a child's medical care becomes a parent's pain
A study explores how hospital experiences can be traumatic for parents of children with complex medical problems.
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'You are going to be Dads'
At a recent BLOOM event I met a new dad, Rob Foslett. Rob's face lit up when he told me that he and his partner had recently adopted a yo...
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How to travel Europe by piggyback
In April we told you about Kevan Chandler, who was planning a summer trip across Europe with friends who would carry him on their backs w...
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