Existing evidence on the impact of antidepressant use during pregnancy on child development is often too mixed to offer women concrete answers about the implications for their children. This difficult, but urgent area of research has been a long-term research interest for Network Investigator Dr. Tim Oberlander, and the focus of a Brain Canada-KBHN postdoctoral [...]
Rob More remembers sitting in on a meeting where two parents were telling the school principal that their children with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) needed more support. The school psychologist chimed in to inform them that FASD was not a recognized disability. For More, a special needs educator and parent advocate, the story encapsulates [...]
Between 40 to 70 percent of children with neurodisabilities struggle with emotional and behavioural problems during their childhood. Research shows that family mental health is highly interconnected. “The family is a system in which each member affects the others - for good and for bad,” says Dr. Jean-Paul Collet, a Kids Brain Health investigator [...]
An Op-Ed in the Toronto Star penned by KBHN Health Economics Lead Jennifer Zwicker and her colleague Stephanie Dunn asserts the importance of the Disabilities Tax Credit and a coherent approach to disability policy. "Tangled web of disability governance and policy in Canada bodes poorly for Canadians with severe disabilities." At a recent Senate committee [...]
New research shows cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) can help children with autism manage not only anxiety but other emotional challenges, such as sadness and anger. Led by Kids Brain Health researcher Dr. Jonathan Weiss, an associate professor in York University's Department of Psychology, Faculty of Health and CIHR Chair in Autism Spectrum Disorders Treatment and [...]
On April 11, Amber Mac, a prominent television and social media journalist, dedicated a Facebook Live broadcast to the subject of FASD. Interviewees included parent Amanda Taillefer, who is raising two children with FASD in the Toronto area, Deputy Scientific Director James Reynolds, co-lead of the Network's FASD Research Program, Nancy Lockwood, Program Manager for [...]
Kids Brain Health Network is delighted to announce recipients of funding for 2018-2020. This two-year period represents the final stage of KBHN's second five-year cycle as a Network of Centres of Excellence. Successful applications are close to implementation, show likelihood of providing benefits to Canada and Canadians, and demonstrate potential to make significant improvements in [...]
Can cerebral palsy and other neurodisabilities be prevented? Hear Dr. Jerome Yager speak in Vancouver at BC Children's Hospital Research Institute: April 25, 2018 | 4:30-5:30 p.m. | room A3-131. Does eating broccoli sprouts as part of a whole foods diet make a difference in outcomes for kids with CP, ADHD, autism and other conditions? [...]
Five years ago, the Canadian autism community told us of urgent need for impactful research that would change the lives of youth with ASD for the better - now. We celebrate Jonathan Weiss, the inaugural chair, explore his legacy, and look toward the future. “…Research is not really helping families on the ground who desperately [...]
Since being diagnosed with cerebral palsy (CP) at 10 weeks of age, treatment has been a constant in Owen Crumpler’s life. His mother, Karena Crumpler, tried many early interventions including occupational therapy, speech therapy, and acupuncture. By the time Owen turned three, Karena and her husband felt he hadn’t made as much progress as they’d [...]
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