Jake was a beautiful baby, unusually so, who had a rough birth, low initial apgars and trouble breastfeeding. He was our first child so it took us a little while to notice that he was not developing typically. The well nurses didn’t notice either but berated us for our healthy lifestyle as our child was…
The Kelly Family sent us this amazing video for their testimonial! Watch it below:
NACD benefited my family when I was a child and now as a parent. Over 43 years ago, my brother was diagnosed with Phenylketonuria (PKU), and my parents turned to NACD for support during his early childhood. Fast forward to today, I found myself needing assistance with my son. We began seeking ways to help…
The Murphy Family’s experience with NACD has come at three major crossroads in our life. The first was when our oldest son was 18 years old and sustained a traumatic brain injury and shattered pelvis in a car accident. Two years later, we sought out NACD again when I (Kara) was completely overwhelmed by all…
“Your son may not survive the night”, doctors told us soon after our son, Baran, our firstborn, was born in 2009. Baran had suffered moderate hypoxic ischemia at birth. What started as a healthy pregnancy ended with our son being deprived of oxygen for more than three minutes. Needless to say, my husband and I…
We began our journey at NACD after finding a school system unable to help our daughter with Down syndrome to make progress and keep learning. The limitations they keep putting on her were really frustrating and we knew she was completely capable to achieve way more, only if we just find the right tools, and…
My name is Susan Olmstead, and my husband Rudd and I are blessed with three children: Verity (12); John (9); and Giselle (6). I grew up in a large, intense, Texan family before marrying a marine and working as a cardiac nurse. A few years passed before we started a family. We thoroughly enjoyed the…
Our oldest had gotten sick at 7yo with something that was different from other sicknesses. We have no idea what it was, but what we did know is that it changed the way her brain functioned – it was VERY obvious. She developed some behaviors that were completely out of character and unexplained. My background…
Nine years ago, I gave birth to a precious baby girl. Her Daddy, two year old sister Claire, and I were so excited to welcome her into our family. Five days after Alice was born, we received a surprise diagnosis; Alice had Down Syndrome. After the shock and initial grief, I immediately wanted to know…
Lara’s Journey with NACD Lara was diagnosed with Williams syndrome when she was just 1 month old. At the time, the geneticists gave me a list of features and possible challenges of her syndrome and told me to put her in early intervention therapies to try to help her develop and keep up with her…