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4th Annual FASD Eastern Ontario Symposium

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS 4th Annual FASD Eastern Ontario Symposium December 1, 2020—Brookstreet Hotel, Ottawa, Ontario (Canada) Thank you to everyone who has submitted an abstract for our 4th Annual FASD Symposium. For those who are still considering a submission, please note that we have extended the submission deadline to Aug. 7, 2020 as a number [...]

2020-08-01T08:02:19-08:00August 1st, 2020|Events|

Understanding Families’ Experiences: Why a Diagnosis Doesn’t Tell the Whole Story

In the early 2000s, Sharon McCarry was a globe-trotting Fortune-500 marketing director working ten to 12 hours a day. When her second child, Colm, started showing developmental delays during his first year, it was the beginning of “a life that was different, in every single aspect,” she says. McCarry, who lives in Montreal, left behind [...]

2023-08-09T09:18:20-08:00November 6th, 2018|News|

Supporting Mental Health in Families Raising Children with Neurodisabilities

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 [...]

2019-07-08T13:13:05-08:00May 7th, 2018|News|
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