Children with disabilities disproportionately affected during COVID-19

 By Lucyna Lach and Donna Thomson New study offers families parent training for children affected by neurodevelopmental disorders. The global pandemic has been hard on Canadians, but it has hit families affected by disability disproportionately, particularly young families. School-aged children with disabilities were suddenly without supports of any kind.  Schools were shuttered in

The power of music to improve the challenges associated with autism

 by Kathleen O’Grady My son is practicing the piano as I write this and it’s the sweetest sound.  He’s spent two years working slowly through the same level, but it doesn’t matter; he’s improving and the benefits of both music therapy and music lessons have been clear and measurable.  My