Unlocking the Future
Learn more about Blythedale's Assistive Technology program, and how it's changed the lives of four extraordinary patients.
As technology continues to advance, children with special needs are becoming increasingly more integrated into the world around them. Blythedale's comprehensive Assistive Technology program, one of only a few such programs in New York State, is opening doors for children like Barbara, Ashley, Bentley and Isla.
Additional Stories
Healing Beyond Medicine: The Heart of Resilience
"When you hear your child has a sudden medical diagnosis or a sudden trauma, life as our families knew it has undergone a drastic change. One of our goals is to help them navigate that phase of their journey with support, with compassion, with clinical expertise, but mostly with hope." Watch the...
Six-year-old Jayden has no shortage of energy. Born at just 29-weeks gestation, the former preemie was diagnosed with intractable epilepsy, which caused seizures that were sometimes several minutes long. He used a manual wheelchair due to spasticity in his legs, and received all his nutrition...
Maryam's Story: Success with Specialized Feeding
Maryam was born full-term in January at Jacobi Medical Center in the Bronx. At birth, she was noted to have hypotonia, or decreased muscle tone, and a poor ability to feed. Less than a month later, Maryam was admitted to Blythedale Children's Hospital for complex medical care and specialized feeding...
