by wemakepixels_9e7mpm | Mar 6, 2023 | 8p, Advocacy, Awareness, CHARGE, Hydranencephaly, IGF-1R, Joubert Syndrome, Kabuki, Newsletter, Noonan Syndrome, Smith-Kingsmore, Syndrome
February 28th is Rare Disease Day. It is a day that brings awareness to the over 30 million people in the US and over 300 million people worldwide living with a rare disease. A rare disease in the United States is defined as one that affects less than 200,000 people....
by wemakepixels_9e7mpm | Aug 29, 2022 | ASD, Autism, Awareness, Development, Newsletter
This post provides information about what Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) may look like in some children and when parents might want to seek more advice in supporting their children. Any time a child receives a diagnosis it changes things. But caregivers need to...
by wemakepixels_9e7mpm | Jun 19, 2022 | Awareness, Cytomegalovirus, Deaf, Newsletter, Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, Speech Therapy, Visually Impaired
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is a virus which not many people have heard of. However, nearly 1 in 3 children are infected by age five and by 40, over 50% of adults carry the virus. Many newborns with Congenital Cytomegalovirus (cCMV) are born without symptoms. These...
by wemakepixels_9e7mpm | May 30, 2022 | Awareness, Cystic Fibrosis, Exercise, Newsletter
May is Cystic Fibrosis (CF) Awareness month. Cystic Fibrosis is a disorder caused by a genetic mutation that impacts a protein involved in the production of mucus, sweat, and digestive enzymes. Symptoms can revolve around difficulties with breathing due to thickened...
by wemakepixels_9e7mpm | May 3, 2022 | Awareness, Deaf, Hearing, Newsletter, Sign Language, Speech Therapy
Every year we spend the month of May raising awareness of the challenges those with communication difficulties have and celebrating the speech therapists who help make their lives better. Speech Therapists (STs), also called Speech Language Pathologists (SLPs), play...
by wemakepixels_9e7mpm | Apr 18, 2022 | Awareness, Deaf, Hearing, Newsletter, Sign Language
In 1997 the National Association of the Deaf (NAD) introduced National Deaf History Month running from March 13-April 15th. It centered around 3 key dates in history: April 15, 1817 when the first public school for the deaf, now called the American School for the...
