Spina Bifida

The Mayo Clinic says spina bifida falls into a set of birth defects that affect the neural tube, which forms early in a pregnancy and is supposed to close by the 28th-day following conception. In the case on spina bifida, the neural tube doesn’t fully form or close properly, which can be symptomless or result […]

As a mother of two autistic children, and a parent with autism herself, Alicia Trautwein shares a few things she wish others knew about this condition.