by PRISMS | May 6, 2020 | Awareness, Education
Written by: Rebecca H. Foster PhD, Pediatric Psychologist, St. Louis Children’s Hospital We are all now several weeks into adjusting to life with the many ongoing implications of COVID-19. For caregivers of individuals with Smith-Magenis syndrome (SMS), this has...
by PRISMS | Apr 28, 2020 | Awareness, Education, From PRISMS
Written by: Christine Brennan, PhD CCC-SLP, Speech-Language Pathologist and Assistant Professor, University of Colorado, Boulder and Laura Vacek, BA, Speech-Language Pathology Graduate Student Clinician, Northeastern University, Boston What’s in this Blog Post?...
by PRISMS | Mar 30, 2020 | Awareness, Education, SMS Blog
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Created by: Barbara Haas-Givler MEd, BCBA, Geisinger Autism & Developmental Medicine Institute We know that behaviors are a top concern for caregivers during times of change. Barbara Haas-Givler, MEd, BCBA has put together a...
by PRISMS | Mar 19, 2020 | Awareness, Education
Written by: Rebecca H. Foster PhD, Pediatric Psychologist, St. Louis Children’s Hospital The COVID-19 pandemic has undoubtedly presented many additional unique challenges for families of individuals with Smith-Magenis Syndrome. With this in mind, we want to take time...
by PRISMS | Sep 7, 2018 | Awareness, Newly Diagnosed, SMS Blog
Trevor Gritman, Father to Boston (8) In 2010, my wife and I had our first son. We already had an amazing three-year-old daughter and then, we were getting a boy, I was beyond excited! I immediately started thinking about the cool things I was going to teach him and...
by PRISMS | Apr 2, 2018 | Awareness, SMS Blog
Amanda Downey, Mom to Finleigh (11) I am mom to 11-year-old “FinleighMaeDowney”, said very quickly in succession when meeting someone new. The new person looks up at me, and I, with a knowing smile, say “This is Finleigh.” Finleigh smiles demurely as she shyly susses...
