Kendra Thomson

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  • Associate Professor in the Department of Applied Disability Studies, Brock University
A gathering of Indigenous community members, Knowledge Keepers and Elders, service providers, researchers and non-Indigenous allies met in Toronto to talk about neurodevelopmental disabilities. (Jason Jenkins)

Hearing the voices of Indigenous people with neurodevelopmental disabilities

Kendra Thomson, Brock University and Louis Busch, University of Toronto

Although their stories often tell of strengths, struggles and important community contributions, the voices of Indigenous people with neurodevelopmental disabilities often go unheard.
Children with ASD are particularly prone to poisoning, suffocation and wandering that can lead to death by drowning or vehicular accident. (Shutterstock)

How parents and caregivers can help keep children with autism safe

Kendra Thomson, Brock University

This simple strategy could help your child safely negotiate dangerous situations such as getting lost in a public place or discovering a firearm.

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