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Meet the Kids – McCoy!
McCoy was diagnosed with these disabilities: 1q43-44 Deletion Syndrome, Complete Agenesis of the Corpus Callosum, Microcephaly, and Global Delays. However, McCoy's conditions don't begin to describe the determined young man you see here! Just read what his mom has...
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Meet the Kids – Myer!
What an inspirational story from Myer's mom! We adopted Myer from China when she was 11-months-old. She was a healthy happy baby, busy learning to walk and talk. She was an instant joy to our family as we adjusted to being a family of six. A few months after we...
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Meet the Kids – Samuel!
Variety KC received this touching letter from a determined and loving mom: My son, Sam, was born at 31 weeks gestation. Shortly after his birth, his birth mother chose my husband and I to be Sam’s forever family. Sam grew and progressed in the NICU at Research...
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Meet the Kids – Hunter!
Variety KC recently received this letter on behalf of Hunter, a teenager going through a number of life changes: Hunter is nearly a teen and has been diagnosed with severe autism, simple complex seizures,impulse control disorder, ADD, feeding difficulties with feeding...
read moreMeet the Kids – Stephen “Kai Kai”
Disability: Spina Bifida + Hydrocephalus Stephen "Kai Kai" Spina Bifida* is an up and coming basketball player and he isn't going to let a diagnosis of Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus stop him! His mom explains that he is very active in playing wheelchair basketball...
read moreMeet the Kids – Harriet!
From the Variety KC mailbox: My daughter Harriet has significant developmental delays, most noticeably with her speech. She is falling further and further behind from her neurotypical peers as her language delays also add to her social and emotional delays. Harriet’s...
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Meet the Kids – Braeden!
Braeden's Disability: Cerebral Palsy - (CP) is a group of disorders that affect a person's ability to move and maintain balance and posture. CP is the most common motor disability in childhood. Cerebral means having to do with the brain. Palsy means weakness or...
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Meet the Kids – Oliver!
A loving letter from Oliver's Mom: "Oliver has Kabuki Syndrome (read more about this syndrome below), he spent almost three months in the NICU due to hyperinsulinism, and with a high arch palate, he couldn't do oral feeds. We didn't know he had kabuki syndrome until...
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Meet the Kids – Declan!
Declan is on the autism spectrum and is nonverbal. His family is seeking a device to help him communicate his needs. KCDT proposed to use the LAMP program and we are excited to try it for him. Here's what his KCDT therapist says: Declan makes limited verbal sounds and...
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Meet the Kids – Sienna!
Sienna had a brain injury before she was born and she's had a difficult journey. It started with seizures just before she was the age of one. She is not able to feed herself or talk. She's dependent on an adult to feed and move her. Still, Sienna has learned so much...
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Meet the Kids – Isabella!
What is it like to raise a child with the following disabilities? Severe autism, pervasive developmental disorder, unspecified (F84.9), Sensory processing disorder, Impulse control disorder, ADHD, Charge syndrome, Sleep disorder; At risk for elopement; Chronic...
read moreMeet the Kids – Aleah!
"Aleah suffered a brain injury at the age of 4 months due to aspiration phenomena. As a result, she suffered a brain injury resulting in cerebral palsy. She also had seizures, but has been seizure free for 7 years. While she is making great strides and is really a...
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