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Alexandra's Story
Lauren Manfuso June 19, 2012 For Alexandra Carter, the Brightside Down Syndrome Mentoring Program is an opportunity to make friends and have fun. Alexandra Carter doesn't lack for social skills. In...
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A Place to Call Home
Kristina Rolfes June 19, 2012 Now Celebrating 25 Years, Kennedy Krieger's Therapeutic Foster Care Program Trains Foster Parents to Care for Children with Special Needs. Ask Carl Price about his...
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Playing It Smart
Lauren Manfuso June 19, 2012 The Neurorehabilitation Concussion Clinic helps young athletes figure out a game plan for recovery after a sports-related concussion. In October 2008, Ryne Dougherty, a...
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The Road to Understanding
Lauren Manfuso June 19, 2012 For patients and families, genetic counselors help navigate the uncharted path through treatment of rare genetic disorders. From the beginning, Megan Miceli’s parents knew...
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A New Life, Half a World Away
by Kristina Rolfes November 2, 2012 Ostracized by her own people because of her son's developmental disabilities, a mother's journey to save her son leads her from Africa to Kennedy Krieger and its...
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Getting Her Voice... Again
by Suzanne Prestwich, MD November 2, 2012Many of the children admitted to the inpatient rehabilitation unit at Kennedy Krieger have experienced a trauma or illness that resulted in needing a procedure...
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More Than Just Fun and Games
by Lauren Glenn Manfuso November 2, 2012 The unlikely role of video games in neurorehabilitation. Tell a kid to do three repetitions of 15 pushups or 25 leg lifts or any of the other myriad exercises...
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Bringing it all Home for Patients with Tuberous Sclerosis
by Kristina Rolfes November 2, 2012 New interdisciplinary clinic brings world-class research, care, and support for families of patients with complex neurodevelopmental disorder. When Chris and...
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In My Own Words: John Manison
November 2, 2012“You can do whatever you want as long as you put your mind to it.” John Manison is an 18-year-old freshman at Ashland University in Ohio. He is dedicated to his rehabilitation at...
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Bringing Back Matthew
by Kristina Rolfes November 2, 2012 After surviving a horrific car crash, Matthew Slattery defied expectations in his recovery from traumatic brain injury. In an instant, the Slattery family was...
View ArticleIn My Own Words: Bob Nobles III
by Abigail Green August 2, 2013 A student at Kennedy Krieger has his sights set on the Naval Academy. Bob Nobles III is a student at Kennedy Krieger School Programs: Greenspring Campus. He has a...
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The World in His Arms
by Kristina Rolfes August 2, 2013 For a 14-year-old boy who lost his arms in a landmine explosion in Yemen, new prosthetic arms and rehabilitative therapy from Kennedy Krieger’s Limb Differences...
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Unbroken
by Kristina Rolfes August 2, 2013 For Pfeiffer’s family, every little milestone is a miracle, thanks to the International Center for Spinal Cord Injury. At 4 years old, Victoria “Pfeiffer” Whiteley is...
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Transition Success Story: Benjamin Range
by Allison Eatough August 2, 2013 Early guidance from the Center for Development and Learning helped Benjamin Range on the path to a master’s degree, despite autism. Benjamin Range, 25, always knew he...
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Transition Success Story: Melissa Silverman
August 2, 2013 Thanks in part to Kennedy Krieger’s Down syndrome mentoring program and parents who were constant advocates, Melissa went on to become a teacher’s assistant and an active disability...
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Transition Success Story: Damian Jackson
by Kristina Rolfes August 2, 2013 With support and guidance from Kennedy Krieger School Programs, Damian now has his foot in the door as a rehabilitation technician and medical illustrator at a local...
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Transition Success Story: James Williams III
by Kristina Rolfes August 2, 2013 James is redefining his potential thanks to more than 15 years of services at Kennedy Krieger, and parents who actively sought out vocational, employment, and social...
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Transition Success Story: Liza Patchel
August 2, 2013 A lifetime of care at Kennedy Krieger, along with her mother’s no-pity approach to parenting, helped Liza on her path to earning a master’s degree and living independently. When Liza...
View ArticleTransitioning into the Great Unknown: Adulthood
August 2, 2013 Navigating the path to adulthood can be at turns frustrating, overwhelming, and rewarding. By: Allison Eatough and Kristina Rolfesread more
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Autographs
November 12, 2013 Special education teacher Katie Cascio is inspired by a student who comes into his own at Kennedy Krieger High School. I was lucky enough to meet DeVante—a shy, reserved student with...
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