Province of Ontario Neurodevelopmental Disorders Network. Clinicians, scientists, & families working to improve outcomes for kids w #neurodevelopmentaldisorders
Toronto, ON Canada
Joined February 2012
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🌸 CHILD-BRIGHT's spring newsletter is here! Explore student opportunities, new partnerships and awards, upcoming events, and webinar replays: child-bright.ca/newsletters
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Ontario students with disabilities have been held or strapped down by educators at school, locked alone in a room, or asked to stay home or attend part-time, according to a disturbing report from Community Living Ontario. Read more on the BLOOM Blog: bit.ly/3Yx4x16
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Thank you @MoiraPenaOT for supporting @RichmondHillPL staff with creating safe, inclusive, and neurodiversity-affirming spaces & libraries!
@HBKidsHospital @OntarioBrain
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Join Autism Ontario for a workshop for caregivers on teaching strategies to help autistic children recognize and communicate about their feelings.
Register now: autismontario.com/civicrm/ev…
#AutismOntario #AutismMatters
"Autism is part of the diversity of the human experience" Hear @EvdokiaAnagn on The Current with @mattgallowaycbc - May 1, 2025: RFK Jr. is dehumanizing autistic people, says writer cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-6…
@HBKidsHospital @OntarioBrain @UofT @SickKidsNews
Excellent interview with Dr. Melanie Penner on what we know about autism and what we should be asking. Check it out!
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Thank you @NightShiftMD
@HBKidsHospital @OntarioBrain @UofT
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My first PhD paper is available in @TheBJPsych Open 🎉
Across >600 neurodiverse young people from @PONDNetwork, self-regulation is crucial to understand social adaptability, above and beyond social cognition
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Excellent panel discussion with @AutismScienceFd President @alisonsinger, @thesaaac, and @HBKidsHospital Family Leaders on priority research areas for minimally/non-verbal individuals
Dr. Lindsay Butler from @UConn shares how brain imaging can help understand language abilities of minimally/non-verbal kids. @HBKidsHospital @AutismONT
Congrats @EvdokiaAnagn on receiving the Excellence Interpersonal Education Award 2025 for co-designing a course with families and teaching our next generation of health professionals that Mental Health is Everyone’s Business! @IPEUofT @OntarioBrain @HBKidsHospital @SickKidsNews
It's World Autism Day! Check out @AutismONT's resources to promote awareness and celebrate the spectrum celebratethespectrum.com/
Interested in getting involved in research? Check out our list of studies that are currently recruiting research participants! pond-network.ca/ongoing-stud…
Check out this new publication on AI's potential to improve medication management for neurodivergent children! pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/4016… @AzadehKushki @EvdokiaAnagn
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Autism is a spectrum of strengths, not limitations. This #AutismAwarenessMonth, we’re spotlighting cutting-edge research in Manitoba that is breaking barriers in autism diagnosis, education, and care. ✨
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#AutismAcceptance #Neurodiversity #Inclusion #Science
Starting in T-minus 47 minutes!!
Tickets are still available for our upcoming virtual BRI Research Rounds with Dr. Evdokia Anagnostou! She will explore how emerging data challenge traditional diagnostic labels and reinforce the shift toward needs-based care.
Register now: bit.ly/3KzVmpG
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Does your child communicate using sounds and vocalizations? Consider participating with them in our research study to develop an assistive technology to decode speech sounds, unlocking the potential for new communication pathways. Learn more: hollandbloorview.ca/decoding…
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🎉 Some big news from the Autism Alliance of Canada!
The @OffordCentre and the McMaster Autism Research Team are excited to be part of this initiative that will see the creation of a National Autism Network.
📰 Learn more here: autismalliance.ca/nan-joint-…
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🚀 Advancing the diagnosis of rare genetic disorders! OBI is partnering with EpiSign Inc. to refine and validate EpiSign METRIC—an AI-powered platform analyzing epigenetic changes to detect rare disorders.
“Our government is proud to fund the OBI, whose partnership with EpiSign will not only deliver ground-breaking research and cutting-edge medical care, but it will also further cement Ontario as a global leader in health sciences innovation that is critical to supporting our world-class health care sector and growing our economy.” – The Honourable @nolanmquinn, Ontario Minister of Colleges, Universities, Research Excellence and Security.
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#BrainHealth #RareGenetics #Innovation
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Join British Columbia’s biggest learning event for intellectual and developmental disabilities, inclusion, and diversity. This year, @InclusionBC will be celebrating its 70th anniversary by partnering with Inclusion Canada and Aspire Richmond for a national event.
“Everybody Belongs!” is open to everyone, including people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, family members, advocates, educators, government representatives, volunteers, disability support workers, and allies of inclusion and diversity.
Learn more: inclusionbc.org/what-we-do/c…