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'Disability and mental health are not things we talk about in the Black culture'
In November, the Grants will run a new support group for Black parents of children with disabilities in the Greater Toronto Area.
For parents coping with a child's chronic pain, acceptance is step one
Making room for difficult thoughts and emotions, rather than fighting them, is at the heart of a therapy used with children with persistent pain and their parents.
'Autism isn't a thing. It's how we go about things'
Matthew Dever wants to change the way you think about autism. 'Acceptance means finding ways to accommodate.'
Son's mysterious disorder leaves dad feeling 'adrift'
'We don't really fit anywhere, and we haven't found our community.'
A place of their own
Eight families worked together to create homes for their adult children with disabilities. 'I need to work on my own fear and let her grow,' one mother said.
Finding new pathways to joy
Families look for ways to have fun while spending more time at home.
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COVID-19 makes return to school all the harder
Canadian and American surveys suggest the pandemic makes back to school harder for families with children with disabilities.
Dance parties at the nursing station kept this hospitalized teen pumped
Je'Niya Hamblett used her love of dance to help regain her mobility when she was hospitalized at Holland Bloorview following a bike accident.
Disabled and parent activists are often at odds. The authors of a new book explore why
'Parent organizations exert a lot of power when we're talking about disability policy. Parents need to start sharing some of the power.'
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