BLOOM combines real family stories with the best expert advice, plus the latest news and opinion on disability.

BLOOM combines real family stories with the best expert advice, plus the latest news and opinion on disability.
A social work student training at Holland Bloorview finds his stutter helps him relate to teens with other disabilities.
'Our autism assessment is mainly a play-based assessment. I'm so lucky that playing with a child is part of my job.'
Holland Bloorview 'helped prepare me and that's the reason I'm able to implement what I learned and cope with all of the uphill challenges.'
The average age a Canadian child receives an autism diagnosis is four. Holland Bloorview's Social ABCs fills the intervention gap.
A large U.S. study finds people with intellectual disability are almost eight times more likely than the general population to die of COVID-19.
'I understand how much of a struggle communication can be. I understand how frustrating it can be when someone can't understand what you're trying to say.'
A six-week inpatient program at Holland Bloorview optimizes the muscle strength children with spinal muscular atrophy are gaining through two breakthrough drugs.
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'Bill C-7 sets apart people with disabilities and disabling conditions as the only Canadians to be offered assistance in dying when they are not actually nearing death.'
A new study in Health Affairs found 82.4 per cent of 714 doctors across the United States don't think it's possible to live well with a significant disability.
'My toy is equal parts a teaching tool, a fun wheeled toy, and a piece of inclusive decor.'
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