My son Tanner was born two and half months ago and has been diagnosed with achondroplasia. My husband and I remember some time ago watching Dwarfs-Not a Fairy...
Nachele, You can call the Children of Difference Foundation directly at 212-327-4437. They are located in NY ( http://childrenofdifference.org/ ). You can also...
LPA Online announces an exciting new feature - Dwarfblog, a blog-style roundup of news about LPA Online, Little People of America and the wide world of...
My daughter Andrea is 21 months old and just started walking,but when she stands and walks she has a thing about keeping her knees very stiff.Her theripist...
Braces are never a good idea unless there is instability of the knees -- as the therapist told you, braces will only stiffen the joints more. PT exercises are...
You know, I think I misread your message -- by "braces", you are probably talking about plastic AFOs (ankle foot orthosis), not total leg braces. And if I'm...
We are planning a trip to Australia in Aug. 2006 and would like to do the Sydney Harbour Bridge climb. Has anyone ever done this with their LP child? If so,...
Hello everyone My name is Amy and my daughter Francesca "Frankie" has Conradi- Hunermann Syndrome and she is 1 week shy of 15 months. Im so glad I found a...
i am just wondering why do you want this particular show? ... From: tanner_varcoe To: parentsoflittlepeople2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, October 01, 2005...
I see that you are in the Illinois Area. The Magic Foundation is based out of Oak Park. They may have additional contacts/support for you and your daughter. ...
This is a really good documentary and ironically my husband and I watched this the night before our appt with the gentecist for our daughter Abby who is now 4...
Hi all, I just posted pictures of Brenden (mom Kim) and Mckenna (mom Kelly). They finally got to meet at our local LPA chapter meeting in Lubbock, TX in...
My daughter is 14 months old. She is still wearing 3-6 month in pants..... but she can wear 6-9 months in onesie's and dresses...sometimes a 9 month depending...
Hi there, Just wondering...the Britax Roundabout (which I recall being recommended here) says it's good till 60-65lbs. around what age will that be? I know,...
... Andrea.She just turned 22 weeks old.We are new too.Andrea had been diagoned with bone dyplasia.We have been tested for the two most common kinds but ...
Amy and Mandy, I welcome both of you to the group! :) I know you will it to be a great place for info. and to be able to share lots of things about our great...
Hello. My 22 mo. old son is still wearing 3-6 mo. pants and shorts too because he has such a small waistsize, but wears 6-9 mos. in onsies and other clothes....
Thank You very much for the info on the Magic Foundation, I contacted them and they are sending me an info pack about what Frankie has! Thank you again, its...
Hi there, I'm ahead of myself here, but am wondering...when it comes time for a child to start doing art activities and such....are there certain table/chair...
Barbara, Sam's first table was a wooden stool that was just the right height for him whenever he sat up. Once he began to cruise the furniture, our low coffee...
You're right -- shoes weren't an issue for us until Briana started standing and using a push toy to walk....plus at daycare they can't move into the toddler 1...
Welcome to the group, Amy! My son has been going to Johns Hopkins since he was about five months old. He has achondroplasia, and is four years old now. We have...
Hi Cathy My name is Lisa (mum of Celeste 5 1/2yr old achon)I live in Perth Western Australia....So i'm right over the other side of the country to where you...
Hey all we are nre to this and we where just wondering how you find out what distict you are in for conferances and things.We live in Michigan and it would be...
Amelia, Thank You so much for your help! Im going to call her this morning.Frankie has an orthopedist now but he does really know anything about what Frankie...
Hi Mandy. And Welcome. Michigan is part of District 5, along with Ohio, West Virginia, Kentucky, and Indiania. I have a 10 year old son with Achon and we...
I was doing some research online and found this info on clothes, I thought it might help cause Ive heard some of you saying its hard to find clothes or that...
Charlie has one of those Stokke chairs. It fits right up against our kitchen table. He uses it as his eating chair as well as whenever he helps me cook, or we...
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