Dr. Peter Rosenbaum reveals developmental pediatric pearls of wisdom as he interacts with 3-year-old Sophia and her mother. Dr. Rosenbaum is a professor of paediatrics at McMaster University and co-founder of CanChild Center for Childhood Disability Research (CanChild: Development in the Rewarding Healthcare Experience). For more pearls, explore the CanChild Center for Childhood Disability Research website and the famous F Words of Childhood Disability. Young Sophia and her mom share wisdom through their earlier Curriculum of Caring video (Sophia: gifts of wisdom for parents and professionals.)

Dr William Sullivan is a family physician and bio-ethicist who has lead the Primary Care Initiative for People with Developmental Disabilities (DD) in Ontario. Dr Sullivan provides an overview of the Primary Care Initiative guidelines, tools and web-based resources aimed at addressing the particular health issues of adults with DD. These valuable resources are used internationally and available at www.surreyplace.on.ca.

Psychiatrist, Dr. Elspeth Bradley, provides a summary of how to H.E.L.P. when faced with people engaging in behaviours that indicate distress. She has written about and taught this H.E.L.P. approach widely, and we are grateful that she shares her insights in this forum. She has also worked with SpotLight drama and friends in the development of the Curriculum of Caring music video, "H.E.L.P." Check it out in the music video section! Dr Bradley referred to the Journal on Developmental Disabilities article 'Mental Health and Autism: Promoting Autism FaVourable Environments (PAVE).' It can be found online in the Journal on Developmental Disabilities (2013).