The notorious autism hate letter that targeted an Ontario family and their autistic child has sparked horror and outrage around the world. As the father of a 17 year old son with severe autistic disorder, profound developmental delays and tonic-clonic (grand mal) seizures I recoiled when I heard the news
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OPSEU Diablogue: Police call on government to step up mental health support
As Kingston’s Providence Care prepares to shed nearly a fifth of its workforce and close beds at the former Kingston Psychiatric Hospital, there have been a number of media stories this week providing clear evidence capacity for mental health services … Continue reading →
Continue readingTHE FIFTH COLUMN: CN Cycle for CHEO 2012: Forgetting and Remembering the Hills
I described last years CN Cycle for CHEO as the best yet but I’m not sure how to describe this years. It started out cool and I dressed for it but didn’t think of removing layers as it warmed up. I maintained almost the same pace as last year at
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