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Mice are key players in study of autism drugs
Holland Bloorview and SickKids have received $2.5 million from Brain Canada to conduct a five-year trial of new autism medicines in child...
Shattered dreams
A few things collided in my mind this morning.First I read this exquisite essay by Michael Bérubé about his son Jamie's search for work...
Filmmaker Kelly O'Brien on grief, siblings and honesty
A recent BLOOM night focused on filmmaker Kelly O'Brien and a screening of Softening, her film about raising her son Teddy, who was born ...
A refuge for parents caring for kids in hospital
Once a week Claire Stoten sits on a meditation cushion and focuses on her breathing. “It forces me to stop doing all of the jobs—the ...
The player
There is a tall, gangly teen on the basketball court outside my window.He carries his right forearm up, his arm bent at a 90-degree angle...
The trove of other mothers
Sandra Stein's life was upended when her healthy toddler fell ill with an autoimmune encephalitis, a condition in which the immune system a...
Let's play 20 questions
By Cheryl PetersLast week with my daughter Jillian at my side a store clerk asked: "Can I ask what's wrong with her?" Seems like an hones...
They are us
Last year I heard Dr. Paul Browde speak about how marginalized people are often reduced to one story, one stereotype, one dimension.Browd...
Where everybody knows your name
Ben's done an amazing co-op program at Variety Village this year. He works at the club two to three days a week, cleaning equipment in th...
'Why do you love Jacob more than us?'
The Boy Who Can is a story about my friend Marcy White's perseverance, creativity and courage in the face of her son Jacob's life-threate...
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