FASD Day in the Ontario Legislature
FASD Day in the Ontario Legislature By: Karen Moore When I first heard about the plan to take 15 families, which included children and [...]
2020 FASD Advocacy Day Photo Gallery
The 2nd Annual FASD Day February 24, 2020, marked the 2nd annual FASD Advocacy Day. Twelve families travelled to Ontario to share their stories on [...]
Dr. Jennifer Zwicker steps into 2020 in the role of Deputy Chief Scientific Officer of KBHN
Dr. Jennifer Zwicker has been involved with Kids Brain Health Network since 2013, and has worked with the Network in many different capacities. Most recently, [...]
Researcher in Focus: Spotlight on Dr. Jennifer Zwicker
Dr. Zwicker has been a KBHN researcher since 2013. We reached out to ask her some questions about her work to support children with [...]
Using Your Lived Experience to Influence Health Research
This post is shared from THE CAREGIVERS' LIVING ROOM - A Blog by Donna Thomson I am a parent partner in disability health research. Caregiver [...]
Appointment of KBHN New Deputy Chief Scientific Officer, Dr. Jennifer Zwicker
Dr. Jennifer Zwicker has been appointed by KBHN Board as the new Deputy Chief Scientific Officer (DCSO) of the Kids Brain Health Network. Dr. Zwicker [...]
2019 Kids Brain Health Annual Conference
Centred around the theme of "Building Partnerships that Impact Communities," KBHN hosted its annual conference in Ottawa from the 10th to the 11th of December. [...]
Better Nights, Better Days Training Program Webinar Series
Better Nights, Better Days (BNBD) is a program intended to address sleep issues across a range of neurodevelopmental disabilities, including autism, FASD, cerebral palsy and [...]
The Canadian Paediatric Society releases recommendations for assessment of youth with autism spectrum disorder
The Canadian Paediatric Society has recently released three position statements for the assessment of children and youth with autism spectrum disorder. Dr. Lonnie Zwaigenbaum, the [...]
Dr. Shelly Weiss Appointed North American Representative of Governing Council for World Sleep Society
Dr. Shelly Weiss, Neurologist at the Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) and a Professor in the Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, was recently elected [...]
KBHN supports early assessment tool to identify children at-risk for FASD
September 9, 2019 Receiving a fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) diagnosis isn’t easy. First, it requires confirmation of prenatal exposure to alcohol. If—and only if—this [...]
Bridging the Gap: the Jooay App is Transforming Access to Leisure for Children with Disabilities
September 6, 2019 Community leisure activities are an important source of physical activity and healthy development for youth. For children with disabilities, however, it can [...]