BLOOM ~ February ~ 2025

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For Black autistic youth, police can be dangerous

Reduced eye contact and other autistic behaviours become an 'additive risk factor to their Blackness in the context of police interactions,' a study finds.

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Woman with dark hair holds large poster of a family

Inquest examines starvation death in homeshare

Florence Girard was a 54-year-old woman with Down syndrome. She starved to death in 2018 in a homeshare overseen by a B.C. agency and funded by a Crown corporation.

Boy with dark hair sits on medical table as woman with long hair smiles at him

Doctor tracks 'moments of connection, happiness'

Dr. Laura McAdam works with children who lose skills over time. She uses mindfulness apps that incorporate breathing and visualization exercises to ground herself at work.

Brother fuels this student's passion for social work

Denise Silva helped care for her brother Noah, who has autism, growing up. Now she's a social work student at Holland Bloorview connecting families with housing, food, childcare and funding.

Disability doesn't exist in medical training: study

'The fact that [disability training] is...not seen as a core part of the medical school curriculum...reinforces the idea that these aren't really your patients or they're not important enough for you to learn about.'

Staggering number of families struggle in B.C.'s system for disabled kids: advocate CBC

At end of each month, she's left with a toonie CBC

Inquest rules B.C. woman's starvation death a homicide Global News

The remarkable normalcy of being disabled and in love The New York Times

Here is how we know that vaccines do not cause autism STAT News

How a teen living with muscular dystrophy helps raise funds for Holland Bloorview Toronto Life

Altadena family says disabled father and son were left to burn: 'Nobody was coming' The Los Angeles Times

whatyousaid

What a fascinating story of perspective change. This could be invaluable for our residents.

Erik Parsons

Director, Health Humanities Pathways Program

University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry

upcomingevents

See Holland Bloorview's Events listing and click on the month for more details.

THURSDAY FEBRUARY 13

EDUCATION LAW BASICS 10:30 a.m. to 12 noon

Speakers from Pooran Law and Holland Bloorview.

Find out how to access special education supports, address concerns and share resources. For parents of youth 18 and under. Register here

shoutouts

More laughs

The Sit Down Comedy Show features four disabled comedians. Check it out in person in Toronto or live-stream it. Tickets are Pay What You Can.

bookshelf

'This is a gem of a picture book...The child's disability is naturally incorporated into the visual storytelling. A sweet, thoughtful reflection on anxieties and trying new things...'

The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books

For ages 4 to 8. Author uses a power wheelchair.

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