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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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
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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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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
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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…
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📣 We are now accepting nominations for the 2025 Frank Gavin Patient Engagement Leadership Awards! Help us recognize exceptional patient-partner and PWLE leadership in pediatric brain-based disability research. Learn more & apply by March 21: child-bright.ca/frank-gavin-…
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When you share your health data for research, you contribute to something bigger. 🌍
By securely sharing health data for research, you become part of a movement advancing medical science. A new @INOVAITCanada report explores how platforms like OBI’s Brain-CODE enable responsible data use to improve healthcare outcomes.
🔎 Learn more: inovait.ca/reports/
#DataSharing #HealthData
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On the way to @MindMicrobes to present #gut #brain #stress research & looking forward to interesting #biomarker discussions with @jfosterlab @MireiaVallesc
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⏳ Extended deadline for KBHN Outstanding Awards! ⏳
The KBHN Outstanding Awards honour exceptional individuals in the field of neurodevelopmental disabilities and family engagement.
Whether you're nominating a trainee, researcher, mentor, or family leader, this is your chance to recognize the people who are driving change. With the new deadline of February 28, 2025, there’s still time to submit your nominations.
This year’s categories include:
🌟 Outstanding Trainee Member Award
🌟 Outstanding Promising Researcher Award
🌟 Outstanding Mentor/Supervisor Award
🌟 Outstanding Leadership Award in Family Engagement in Research
📲 Nominate here: buff.ly/3Eqr48y
🗓️ Deadline: February 28, 2025
#KBHNAwards #CelebrateExcellence #NeurodevelopmentalDisabilities #NominateNow #DeadlineExtension
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We are pleased to announce that Dr. Andrée-Anne Ledoux (CHEO), alongside Dr. Roger Zemek (CHEO) and Dr. Noah Silverberg (@UBC) has been awarded a @CIHR_IRSC Fall 2024 Project Grant to study a mindfulness-based intervention (MBI) for post-concussion symptoms in youth.👏
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🏆 Congratulations to the winners of the 2024 #IHDCYHTalks competition!
Find links to all of the 2024 submissions on our website: cihr-irsc.gc.ca/e/54197.html
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We're thrilled to join KidSights, a new data consortium established by Gillette Children's to accelerate pediatric innovation, enhance care and improve #health outcomes for children with disabilities and developmental differences and rare conditions. bit.ly/3WOP0J1
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#ICYMI: Our partner @KidsBrainHealth (KBHN) has released a comprehensive report series on #disabilitypolicy in Canada, developed by researchers at @UCalgary & @mcgillu.
Covering all provinces & territories, this series offers a point-in-time assessment verified by experts & individuals with lived experience. A valuable resource for policymakers, researchers & advocates.
📖 Full report series: kidsbrainhealth.ca/disabilit…
🔗Ontario report: kidsbrainhealth.ca/wp-conten…
#Inclusion #Accessibility #BrainHealth
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Join us on Feb 13 from 12-1pm ET for Dr @leahkcrockett's presentation on "Research partnerships in child health: exploring characteristics, processes, dynamics and effects".
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Read this POV by our team's, @RipudamanMinhas , in @HealthyDebate about how #misinformation and #disinformation serve to widen health inequity!
Together, we can push back and create safer online information environments for all communities!
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Augmentative and alternative #communication systems empower #nonspeaking and minimally verbal #autistic individuals by supporting meaningful, adaptive interactions.
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