Enroll in the Adult Sibling Connection Program
Thank you for your interest in our PRISMS SMS Adult Sibling Connection Program. Please provide the following information, and we will match you with a Peer Supporter.
Leah BaigellMy name is Leah Baigell, I live in Massachusetts and represent PRISMS as a Regional Representative covering Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. I’ve been involved with PRISMS since 2007, when my son Zach (1992) was first diagnosed with SMS. Most recently, I worked with several other’s on PRISMS residential guidebook that was presented at the Summer 2016 PRISMS conference. (It can be downloaded at no cost on prisms.org). For work, I lead sibling support groups for families who have children on psychiatric units, talking mainly about the challenges the siblings at home face. I have two children – Zach, who is 25 and has SMS, spent many years at residential schools before moving into a group home at 22, and Max who is 28 and is a Speech & Language Pathologist working with middle school kids who have developmental delays and behavioral challenges. My husband, Henry, is in software development and taught Zach much about computers. As a family we enjoy biking, nature walks, and playing in the ocean.