Diagnosis

How Do You Talk to Your Child About Their Diagnosis? 0

How Do You Talk to Your Child About Their Diagnosis?

Diagnosis Neuropsychologist Dr. Marie Van Tubbergen, Ph.D., of the University of Michigan’s Rehabilitation Psychology and Neuropsychology Pediatric NeuroRehabilitation Program advises parents to let the child lead short, casual discussions that...

Tiny Light Blake 0

Tiny Light Blake

Blake Meet Blake. Blake loves playing in the bath and enjoys playing with his cousins and extended family. He loves to dance to music. Blake is a ‘tough guy’ who...

Tiny Light Niko 0

Tiny Light Niko

Niko Meet our first teenaged Tiny Light, Niko. Though confined to a wheelchair, Niko gets to do a lot of the same things as his brother. He loves skiing and...

Tiny Light Audrey 0

Tiny Light Audrey

Audrey Audrey is a very independent 15 month old. She loves music and dancing and is calmed by a song. Audrey has Septo Optic Dysplasia. She was diagnosed at 6...

Our Little Angel 0

Our Little Angel

When we last wrote about our little angel, Jayson, he was in his first year of many medical conditions that he would be encountering. Although it was an extremely stressful...

Our Little Man Zachary 0

Our Little Man Zachary

It was a hot November 27th, and I wasn’t due to give birth to my little twins until February of the following year. I wasn’t in the best of moods. My pregnancy, up to this point, had been difficult, and today was no

What is Kabuki Syndrome 0

What is Kabuki Syndrome?

To help raise awareness on the various disorders, Parenting Special Needs Magazine will be highlighting one disorder per issue. In this issue we are highlighting Kabuki Syndrome.