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...standing up, they qualify. Some programs also welcome kids with balance disorders, muscular dystrophy, or conditions that make traditional skating unsafe...they qualify. Some programs also welcome kids with balance disorders, muscular dystrophy, or conditions that make traditional skating unsafe even if they're...

...challenges. Some common conditions include asthma, chronic lung disease, and muscular disorders that affect breathing. It's important for parents and caregivers...Some common conditions include asthma, chronic lung disease, and muscular disorders that affect breathing. It's important for parents and caregivers to work...

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...education, including: Physical disabilities like cerebral palsy, spina bifida, muscular dystrophy, or limb differences Visual or hearing impairments that create...impairments that create safety concerns in a gym setting Autism spectrum disorder when sensory overload or social demands prevent participation Intellectual...

...therapy for children with cerebral palsy, Down syndrome, autism spectrum disorder, muscular dystrophy, spina bifida, and many other conditions. What makes...children with cerebral palsy, Down syndrome, autism spectrum disorder, muscular dystrophy, spina bifida, and many other conditions. What makes water so...

...qualifies. Disabling mental disorder: Serious mental illness...including major depressive disorder, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia,...depressive disorder, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, and PTSD...provider. Substance use disorder: Active diagnosis or...palsy, spina bifida, muscular dystrophy, Down syndrome,...syndrome, autism spectrum disorder, and physical impairments...

When a son is diagnosed with Duchenne muscular dystrophy, the genetic counseling that follows almost always turns to his...conversation usually reassures her in the same breath: carriers don't get muscular dystrophy. That much is accurate, and her muscles will work normally her...

Ask a family managing Duchenne muscular dystrophy what they want from their child's cardiology team, and the answer is usually the same: a calendar. Not a general sense that the heart needs...

...tools exist, how to get them covered, or how to introduce them at home without turning mealtime into a therapy session. Children with cerebral palsy, muscular dystrophy, low muscle tone, stroke recovery, or limb differences face motor challenges that make standard utensils frustrating or unusable. The right...

...as a Class I medical device in the United States and has Health Canada approval. Primary users include children with cerebral palsy, spina bifida, muscular dystrophy, and other conditions that affect mobility. How Robotic Gait Training Works. Walking involves...

...real in 2026: ELEVIDYS, the first FDA-approved gene therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy, now has expanded approval. More boys qualify. RGX-202 is in...moxeparvovec) is a one-time gene therapy approved for boys with Duchenne muscular dystrophy. It delivers a modified version of the dystrophin gene (the protein...

...IEPs for progressive conditions. A child with muscular dystrophy, spinal muscular atrophy, or Friedreich's...conditions. A child with muscular dystrophy, spinal muscular atrophy, or Friedreich's ataxia doesn't have needs...progressive conditions, it's not. A child with muscular dystrophy in September may have been walking independently,...