Hypotonia – Our Hidden Stories

Hypotonia – Weak Muscle Tone

The first time I heard the term hypotonia, it didn’t even register. I focused on the shots and answered questions at that checkup when our pediatrician uttered a word I never heard before. I must have missed it. After all, humans do that. We use context clues, and if the word doesn’t seem too alarming or concerning, we tend to assume the meaning and move past it. My husband heard it, and he must have started to do research and

S01 E05: Going Out as a Special Needs Parent

Parents of typical children struggle through a few years when it can be difficult to get out of the house, but eventually that phase changes, and going out becomes easier and easier. In this episode, Talya and Joanna chat about how, in contrast, for many families with special needs children, the challenges involved in going out can get harder, rather than easier, as the children get older. Simple activities, which most people take for granted, become imbued with such chaos