“Who better to teach a baby with spina bifida how to grow up to be independent and to manage their own care?” Hadley Peterson's doctor says Susan Young is a reporter for PEOPLE. She started ...

Until recent years, spina bifida was considered primarily a pediatric problem. With the success of innovative health care, there are now more individuals with this condition living healthy adult lives ...

The clinic serves the needs of young adults and adults diagnosed with Spina Bifida, Autism, Down syndrome, Cerebral Palsy and a wide range of genetic diseases. The only clinic of its kind in Texas and ...

According to the CDC, spina bifida occurs in one in every 2,875 births. This week on the Disabilities Beat, we feature a local organization supporting people with spina bifida throughout their ...

"When we were growing up, this is before social media, before we knew about anybody, it was just a small group," said Elyse Carlson, who lives with spina bifida. "Now to see how many people come ...

Everyday life is challenging,' says Troy Chandler, who has undergone ten brain surgeries since his diagnosis — but that ...

AND JESSICA, WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO YOU THAT THEY HAVE SUCH A BIG COMMUNITY EVENT THAT IS RAISING AWARENESS AROUND THIS SPINA BIFIDA THAT YOU HAVE EXPERIENCED YOURSELF, AND SO MANY PEOPLE ARE COMING ...

“Who better to teach a baby with spina bifida how to grow up to be independent and to manage their own care?” the doctor tells PEOPLE. About 1 in 2,875 babies is born with spina bifida in the ...