BLOOM combines real family stories with the best expert advice, plus the latest news and opinion on disability.
When a child is in crisis, parents need a 'safe space'
'Sometimes the best thing I can do is really be there with them and hold a difficult feeling with them. It might not be psychotherapy the way you learn about it in school, but it's very therapeutic.'
Disabled Ontario women face dangerous gaps in pregnancy care
A new report reveals troubling disparities in health outcomes and care experiences for disabled women and their babies.
A child isn't responsible for your discomfort with disability
'If we wouldn't offer up our most personal history, as parents, to satisfy a stranger's passing curiosity, then why would we encourage our disabled children to do so?'
Food, film and adventure are on Julian's to-do list
Julian relies on two “support friends” to hang out at restaurants, go to events, and volunteer.
A family mentor 'gets it, so we hit the ground running'
'There’s always been a gap for peer support programs, particularly for caregivers of children with disabilities and complex medical needs.'
An Indigenous experience of autism
'My research is about learning from, and understanding, families. I have some expertise, but the families are the experts.'
Michelle didn't tell on her bully. Many kids don't
'I started to pretend I was sick so I wouldn't have to go to school.'
Helping parents read their baby's cues
The Social ABCs for babies who show signs of autism nurtures 'an ability to connect with a partner and share positive feelings together.'
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Read our latest stories, with links to mainstream disability news and shout-outs to people making the world more inclusive.
Play is at the heart of this nurse's career with hospitalized children
Delivering Christmas stockings and having water pistol fights are some of the ways Irene Simpson made being in hospital fun.
In Ethiopia, early diagnosis improves care of kids with cerebral palsy
Prior to the research project at Holland Bloorview, Ethiopian clinicians didn’t have a tool to identify the condition in babies.
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