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Bruce Gorrill, president of Ontario Society for Autistic Children, swings his own autistic son, John, 12
Bruce Gorrill, president of Ontario Society for Autistic Children, swings his own autistic son, John, 12

Bruce Gorrill, president of Ontario Society for Autistic Children, swings his own autistic son, John, 12

Date5/29/1974
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0127828F
Different world: Julian McDermott, an autistic 20-year-old from Niagara Falls, loves his taps, VCR and video games
Different world: Julian McDermott, an autistic 20-year-old from Niagara Falls, loves his taps, VCR and video games
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Autistic children are withdrawn in their own world so the day that Neil Bedard, 6, reached up and kissed his mother on the cheek, it was a major break(...)
Autistic children are withdrawn in their own world so the day that Neil Bedard, 6, reached up and kissed his mother on the cheek, it was a major break(...)
7/7/1976
Beautiful music: Julian McDermott is 20 and a highly functioning autistic. One of the amazing things he can do is compose music.
Beautiful music: Julian McDermott is 20 and a highly functioning autistic. One of the amazing things he can do is compose music.
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Image shows a Seven-year-old Jennifer is intrigued by a politician John Bosley's beard during a ...
Interesting chin: Seven-year-old Jennifer is intrigued by John Bosley's beard during a session of craft-making at the Sunnybrook Park day camp for autistic children
7/21/1987
One-to-one teaching techniques are used by child care worker Kathy Zabel, who was hired by Hilda and Del Bedard to help their autistic 6-year-old son,(...)
One-to-one teaching techniques are used by child care worker Kathy Zabel, who was hired by Hilda and Del Bedard to help their autistic 6-year-old son,(...)
7/7/1976
Emissary: On behalf of taxpayers, John Pickard, Metro treasurer and commissioner of finance, is the man who swings multi-million-dollar deals in the Eurobond market
Emissary: On behalf of taxpayers, John Pickard, Metro treasurer and commissioner of finance, is the man who swings multi-million-dollar deals in the Eurobond market
8/20/1987
Mimi Hines and Bobby Curtola, They headlined weekend of effort for autistic kids
Mimi Hines and Bobby Curtola, They headlined weekend of effort for autistic kids
6/19/1977
Leaving a polling station in Ottawa today after voting, Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau first swings his son, Justin, 10 months old, high in the air, then bends down to let him stand on his hands
Leaving a polling station in Ottawa today after voting, Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau first swings his son, Justin, 10 months old, high in the air, then bends down to let him stand on his hands
10/30/1972
Leaving a polling station in Ottawa today after voting, Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau first swings his son, Justin, 10 months old, high in the air, then bends down to let him-stand on his hands
Leaving a polling station in Ottawa today after voting, Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau first swings his son, Justin, 10 months old, high in the air, then bends down to let him-stand on his hands
10/30/1972
Douglas Omand, director general of the Ontario Science Centre, receives approval from his sons Stephen, aged 13, adn Bruce, 17, for his wool worsted camel glen check suit with single-breasted jacket
Douglas Omand, director general of the Ontario Science Centre, receives approval from his sons Stephen, aged 13, adn Bruce, 17, for his wool worsted camel glen check suit with single-breasted jacket
6/14/1971
After 40 years: Jack Burke, retiring as principal and teacher of Associated Jewish Schools, has been teaching his own grandchildren there - Michael, 10, David, 8, and Elisa, 12 - as well as the grandchildren of some of his original pupils.
After 40 years: Jack Burke, retiring as principal and teacher of Associated Jewish Schools, has been teaching his own grandchildren there - Michael, 10, David, 8, and Elisa, 12 - as well as the grandchildren of some of his original pupils.
3/28/1980
Campaigning by horse and buggy, Gordon Clarke, running for alderman in Scarborough's Ward 12, hands a pamphlet to his neighbor Aubrey Crowhurst, who owns the horse, My Lenny Boy, and the buggy, an antique built by the McLaughlin Carriage Works. Clarke lives in a century-old farmhouse off Meadow-vale Rd. West Hill. He's also using a mobile home in his campaign. Advance polling in city and boroughs will be tomorrow, next Thrusday and next Saturday.
Campaigning by horse and buggy, Gordon Clarke, running for alderman in Scarborough's Ward 12, hands a pamphlet to his neighbor Aubrey Crowhurst, who owns the horse, My Lenny Boy, and the buggy, an antique built by the McLaughlin Carriage Works. Clarke lives in a century-old farmhouse off Meadow-vale Rd. West Hill. He's also using a mobile home in his campaign. Advance polling in city and boroughs will be tomorrow, next Thrusday and next Saturday.
11/21/1974