Province of Ontario Neurodevelopmental Disorders Network. Clinicians, scientists, & families working to improve outcomes for kids w #neurodevelopmentaldisorders
Joined February 2012
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POND Network retweeted
20 May 2025
🌸 CHILD-BRIGHT's spring newsletter is here! Explore student opportunities, new partnerships and awards, upcoming events, and webinar replays: child-bright.ca/newsletters
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POND Network retweeted
22 May 2025
Ontario students with disabilities have been held or strapped down by educators at school, locked alone in a room, or asked to stay home or attend part-time, according to a disturbing report from Community Living Ontario. Read more on the BLOOM Blog: bit.ly/3Yx4x16
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5 May 2025
Thank you @MoiraPenaOT for supporting @RichmondHillPL staff with creating safe, inclusive, and neurodiversity-affirming spaces & libraries!
@HBKidsHospital @OntarioBrain
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POND Network retweeted
2 May 2025
Join Autism Ontario for a workshop for caregivers on teaching strategies to help autistic children recognize and communicate about their feelings.
Register now: autismontario.com/civicrm/ev…
#AutismOntario #AutismMatters
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1 May 2025
"Autism is part of the diversity of the human experience" Hear @EvdokiaAnagn on The Current with @mattgallowaycbc - May 1, 2025: RFK Jr. is dehumanizing autistic people, says writer cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-6…
@HBKidsHospital @OntarioBrain @UofT @SickKidsNews
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1 May 2025
Excellent interview with Dr. Melanie Penner on what we know about autism and what we should be asking. Check it out!
cbc.ca/listen/cbc-podcasts/4…
Thank you @NightShiftMD
@HBKidsHospital @OntarioBrain @UofT
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POND Network retweeted
27 Jan 2025
My first PhD paper is available in @TheBJPsych Open 🎉
Across >600 neurodiverse young people from @PONDNetwork, self-regulation is crucial to understand social adaptability, above and beyond social cognition
tinyurl.com/socialdysregIIS
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24 Apr 2025
Excellent panel discussion with @AutismScienceFd President @alisonsinger, @thesaaac, and @HBKidsHospital Family Leaders on priority research areas for minimally/non-verbal individuals
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24 Apr 2025
Dr. Lindsay Butler from @UConn shares how brain imaging can help understand language abilities of minimally/non-verbal kids. @HBKidsHospital @AutismONT
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10 Apr 2025
Congrats @EvdokiaAnagn on receiving the Excellence Interpersonal Education Award 2025 for co-designing a course with families and teaching our next generation of health professionals that Mental Health is Everyone’s Business! @IPEUofT @OntarioBrain @HBKidsHospital @SickKidsNews
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2 Apr 2025
It's World Autism Day! Check out @AutismONT's resources to promote awareness and celebrate the spectrum celebratethespectrum.com/
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1 Apr 2025
Interested in getting involved in research? Check out our list of studies that are currently recruiting research participants! pond-network.ca/ongoing-stud…
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1 Apr 2025
Check out this new publication on AI's potential to improve medication management for neurodivergent children! pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/4016… @AzadehKushki @EvdokiaAnagn
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POND Network retweeted
1 Apr 2025
Autism is a spectrum of strengths, not limitations. This #AutismAwarenessMonth, we’re spotlighting cutting-edge research in Manitoba that is breaking barriers in autism diagnosis, education, and care. ✨
Read more ⬇️
researchmanitoba.ca/research…
#AutismAcceptance #Neurodiversity #Inclusion #Science
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1 Apr 2025
Starting in T-minus 47 minutes!!
31 Mar 2025
Tickets are still available for our upcoming virtual BRI Research Rounds with Dr. Evdokia Anagnostou! She will explore how emerging data challenge traditional diagnostic labels and reinforce the shift toward needs-based care.
Register now: bit.ly/3KzVmpG
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POND Network retweeted
31 Mar 2025
Does your child communicate using sounds and vocalizations? Consider participating with them in our research study to develop an assistive technology to decode speech sounds, unlocking the potential for new communication pathways. Learn more: hollandbloorview.ca/decoding…
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POND Network retweeted
24 Mar 2025
🎉 Some big news from the Autism Alliance of Canada!
The @OffordCentre and the McMaster Autism Research Team are excited to be part of this initiative that will see the creation of a National Autism Network.
📰 Learn more here: autismalliance.ca/nan-joint-…
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POND Network retweeted
25 Mar 2025
🚀 Advancing the diagnosis of rare genetic disorders! OBI is partnering with EpiSign Inc. to refine and validate EpiSign METRIC—an AI-powered platform analyzing epigenetic changes to detect rare disorders.
“Our government is proud to fund the OBI, whose partnership with EpiSign will not only deliver ground-breaking research and cutting-edge medical care, but it will also further cement Ontario as a global leader in health sciences innovation that is critical to supporting our world-class health care sector and growing our economy.” – The Honourable @nolanmquinn, Ontario Minister of Colleges, Universities, Research Excellence and Security.
🔗 Read more: newswire.ca/news-releases/on…
#BrainHealth #RareGenetics #Innovation
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POND Network retweeted
24 Mar 2025
Join British Columbia’s biggest learning event for intellectual and developmental disabilities, inclusion, and diversity. This year, @InclusionBC will be celebrating its 70th anniversary by partnering with Inclusion Canada and Aspire Richmond for a national event.
“Everybody Belongs!” is open to everyone, including people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, family members, advocates, educators, government representatives, volunteers, disability support workers, and allies of inclusion and diversity.
Learn more: inclusionbc.org/what-we-do/c…
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