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We are pleased to announce our new Director!
July 18, 2016We are very pleased to announce that following a recent search, Ellen Lipman has accepted the position of Director of the Offord Centre for Child Studies, following Michael Boyle who stepped down on June 30th, 2016.
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Children and Adolescents with Multiple Health Conditions: How Research is Improving their Lives
May 6, 2016Research on the health of young people with multimorbidity is very important and can benefit children and adolescents with multiple health conditions by Jessica Zelman, Research Coordinator at McMaster University and the Offord Centre for Child Studies.
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The POND Network Featured in the Globe and Mail
April 25, 2016Recently, the Globe and Mail featured the Province of Ontario Neurodevelopmental Disorders (POND) Network in an article about ADHD, OCD and autism. This trailblazing project, which is sponsored by the provincially funded Ontario Brain Institute, examines the brain development in children with neurodevelopmental disorders in order to better understand the biology of these disorders. Stelios Georgiades, an associate member of McMaster University’s…
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Offord Centre Supporting World Autism Awareness Day
March 4, 2016This year, the Offord Centre is supporting World Autism Awareness Day with a Family Carnival! The carnival will be held at the Hamilton Wentworth District School Board building (across from Limeridge Mall) at 20 Education Court in Hamilton, Ontario on Saturday, April 2, 2016! While admission is free, attendees are encouraged to make donations to Autism Ontario at…
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Introducing the EDI and the Early Years video
March 4, 2016The Offord Centre’s Early Development Instrument (EDI) is proud to release a new video highlighting the EDI and the importance of the early years.
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Harriet MacMillan at Picturing Wellness Event
February 26, 2016On Thursday March 3, Offord Centre core member, Harriet MacMillan, will be speaking about the prevention of child maltreatment during the Picturing Wellness: From Adversity to Resilience event at the Hamilton Convention Centre for healthcare and service providers working in Violence Prevention and Resilience Promotion.
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Study by Offord Centre Postdoctoral Fellow, Kimberly L. Day, on bullying and the mental health of children born prematurely
February 19, 2016Kimberly L. Day, Lawson Postdoctoral Fellow at the Offord Centre for Child Studies, has recently co-authored a study with Offord Centre members Louis A. Schmidt, Michael H. Boyle and Ryan J. Van Lieshout about the effects of premature birth on children’s mental health.
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MacART Joins the HHS Research Community to Advance Autism Care
February 12, 2016Recently, the McMaster Autism Research Team (MacART) has joined forces with Hamilton Health Sciences, McMaster Children’s Hospital and McMaster University to advance autism care through meaningful research.
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A study on emotional and behavioural problems in adolescents with allergies
February 8, 2016Mark Ferro and Ryan van Lieshout, core members of the Offord Centre for Child Studies, have recently published a study examining psychology in adolescents and young people with food allergies.
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How Hamilton can create a welcoming environment for refugees
February 8, 2016Kathy Georgiades discusses the challenges new immigrants arriving in Canada may face, and how we can help, in this thoughtful op-ed piece for the Hamilton Spectator.
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