December 21, 2022
During this holiday season, four children will be able to ride around their backyards in style thanks to a new adaptable toy car. A software development company named EPAM Systems donated ride-on cars to four children who receive services from The Warren Center. The cars were adapted specifically for each child to use as part of physical or occupational therapy. With the help of therapists at The Warren Center, each child’s design was customized.
Tags: Adaptive
December 14, 2022
Posted by Lawson Gutzwiller
A twin girl with partial hearing loss is excelling at learning sign language with an early intervention specialist at The Warren Center. Emma and her twin sister were born prematurely at 29 weeks. After birth, Emma was diagnosed with bilateral sensorineural hearing loss, which means she has hearing loss in both ears. Emma has moderate to severe hearing loss in her right ear and moderate to mild hearing loss in her left ear. Emma is
December 13, 2022
Posted by Lawson Gutzwiller
A baby ate her first ounce of food by mouth for the first time more than 600 days after birth, which was a heartwarming victory for both her parents and her therapists. Remy is a 21-month-old girl who was born with a genetic condition called Cornelia De Lange Syndrome at 31 weeks. She was born small in stature with unique arms, having two fingers on her left and one on her right. Remy receives occupational
December 6, 2022
Posted by Lawson Gutzwiller
Learning your child has a developmental disability or delay can come with a range of emotions. On top of your own emotions as a parent, talking with family members about your child’s disability may be difficult due to their own concerns or lack of understanding. Below are some tips on how to talk with family members about your child’s disability that were presented at a parent discussion group with The Warren Center’s Dr. Kelsey Klindt.
November 30, 2022
Posted by Lawson Gutzwiller
A toddler with Down syndrome was the recent recipient of a tricycle that was donated to The Warren Center. Elshaddai has been receiving early childhood intervention services from The Warren Center since she was two months old. She turns three in February. Elshaddai started receiving therapy over Zoom through the COVID-19 pandemic, but now receives services in person. Her therapist, Medina, says the toddler loves to play outside, so they’ve been spending a lot of
November 22, 2022
Posted by Lawson Gutzwiller
A toddler is showing great progress in every aspect while receiving services from The Warren Center. Bella is an 18-month-old girl who has Down syndrome. She was born with a heart defect and had an operation at 6 months old. She began receiving early childhood intervention services from The Warren Center when she was 3 months old. Bella began feeding therapy with a speech therapist and can now feed herself. Her therapist said she loves