The Social ABCs is an early intervention program for toddlers with diagnosed or suspected autism and those showing signs of delayed social communication. It is delivered throughout Ontario—at Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital, McMaster Children’s Hospital and the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario—as well as at the Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital in Alberta. It is [...]
Jina Lee’s pregnancy with her first child was normal until the third trimester when the baby stopped growing. Jina was reassured that everything was okay and went on to deliver a healthy baby girl. But by the time her daughter Mimi was four months old, she was starting to miss developmental milestones, and just [...]
Call for Proposals The Kids Brain Health Network (KBHN) invites Early Career Investigators engaged in neurodevelopmental disabilities research from all disciplines to apply for the 2022 Early Career Investigator & Mentorship Awards competition. Summary Award: $50 000 per year for two years (total award $100 000) comprised of $50 000 funding from KBHN [...]
The federal government is taking practical and actionable steps to develop a National Autism Strategy. The Canadian Autism Spectrum Disorder Alliance (CASDA) and Kids Brain Health Network (KBHN) held policy fellowships, which produced a policy compendium to support the work, covering these three areas: social inclusion, economic inclusion, and evidence-based interventions. KBHN and CASDA are partnering for a third [...]
KBHN National Training Program aims to enhance the training of the next generation of researchers and professionals to undertake interdisciplinary and inclusive research to generate and/or apply new knowledge. To support, promote, and acknowledge those who have shown excellence and dedication within the network, three awards are available for those with outstanding achievements: the [...]
For 10-year-old David, going to sleep was no easy task. According to his father Ben, David struggled with falling asleep and even when he managed to, he never woke up well rested. Compounding the problem was that David was having a tough time in school. In November 2018, David underwent testing and was diagnosed [...]
Call for Proposals Kids Brain Health Network (KBHN) invites Early Career Investigators engaged in neurodevelopmental disabilities research from all disciplines to apply for the 2021 Early Career Investigator & Mentorship Awards competition. Summary Award: $50,000 per year for two years (total award $100,000) comprised of $50,000 funding from KBHN and $50,000 from an [...]
To make neurodevelopmental research as beneficial as possible, investigators and families need to team up as partners. An online course is helping them learn how. When Kristina McGuire’s son, Sam, was born with a heart defect called hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS), she felt she had a lot to learn. Despite her experience [...]
For more than a decade, we have been single-minded in our resolve to help children and families. That is why we put their needs at the heart of our research efforts. As we begin our 13th year as a network, we take this opportunity to reflect, offer our gratitude to our partners and donors, and [...]
The Kids Brain Health Network (KBHN) and Mitacs, a national, not-for-profit organization that helps build partnerships between academia, industry, and the world, invites undergraduate, college and graduate students, postdoctoral fellows from all disciplines to participate in the 2021 KBHN-Mitacs Awards competition. Kids Brain Health Network-Mitacs research awards to support children with disabilities The [...]
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