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.
This parent's essay didn't sit right with me
Photo by Elinor Carucci in The Cut On Sunday, I clicked on this piece in New York Magazine: Every Parent Wants to Protect Their Child. I N...
Young carers and other pieces of disability news
Photo by CBC NewsYouth who help care for a disabled or ill brother or sister were in the spotlight this week at the Young Carers Forum in...
'We're the custom tailor for people who use wheelchairs'
Koolway co-founders Jennifer Gallienne and John Cook with head cutter, sewer and pattern designer Vienna Liu.Jennifer Gallienne is co-fou...
Self-compassion may fuel parent resiliency
Greater self-compassion was related to less stress and depression in parents of adults with developmental disabilities, according to a st...
'We just fell in love with her at first sight'
Catherine and Trish Emmons and daughter Priscilla, 3, are the focus of our new A Family Like Mine video.Priscilla, known as Cilla, was bo...
Stares at the mall
Many of you know Sue Robins as the author behind The invisible mom, one of our most read posts about social isolation among families of c...
Finding the music in everyone
The other day I posted a call for story ideas on the BLOOM Facebook page. Karen Bojti wrote: “Another ‘out of the box' person I have...
'Trust your instincts. That's what I tell parents'
Fahima Afroze is a biomedical engineer with three daughters. Myreen, 11, has autism and Zafreen, 8, has cerebral palsy.When Farzeen, now ...
These parents took a year off to learn to 'speak Oskar'
Photos by Alia YoussefBeyond The Spectrum is a candid, captivating film about autism that pushes you to think and see in different ways. ...
This and that, including autism and siblings
Photo by Alia Youssef Beyond the Spectrum is a brilliant film about a Canadian mom and dad who take a year off to do therapy with their s...
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