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Potential Magazine

Kennedy Krieger Institute publishes Potential magazine twice a year in print and in digital form. This website section gives you easy access to all the recent editions of the magazine that celebrates the patients, students, their families and the many staff members and faculty who support and provide their care. Please enjoy Potential with our compliments. We welcome your feedback and story suggestions as well as your donations to support this life-affirming work.

Your Childs Brain

Your Child's Brain Podcast

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Making a Difference

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Tell Us Your Story

Tell us about how Kennedy Krieger Institute has made a difference in your life.

We want to hear stories from family members, adult patients, student families, researchers, staff and faculty members.

Ketia Stokes and Lisa Jacobson

Linking Research to Classrooms Blog

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How do Language Skills Impact Math Learning?

Did you know? There are several sets of skills required for students to perform well with math tasks, skills we may not initially consider to be important for math success. In this post, Lisa Carey and Lisa Jacobson discuss those skills and how teachers can ensure their students develop the various cognitive skills needed for learning.

Maryland Center for Developmental Disabilities Newsletter – 2022, Issue 4

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Maintaining a Healthy Weight

Andrea Heyman from Kennedy Krieger's Nutrition Dpeartment discusses how you can determine if your child is maintaining a healthy weight and provides some tips for managing their weight and growth over time.

Featured Stories

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Evaluation and Validation

Kennedy Krieger’s Pediatric Post-COVID-19 Rehabilitation Clinic, established last year, sees patients with long COVID-19 for evaluations and follow-up appointments.

Jack and his occupational therapist, Lizzie Orr.

Passionate Collaboration and Care

Jack, a student and patient at Kennedy Krieger with a rare intellectual disability, loves working with his teachers, therapists and doctors, whose close collaboration gives Jack’s parents hope for his future.

Joaquin, a patient at Kennedy Krieger.

Leaps and Bounds

In just six months of telehealth physical therapy sessions, Joaquin went from barely standing to running—thanks to the dedicated, collaborative work of his care team and family.

Ryan Ward and Emily Rowe

Creating Community

After graduating from Kennedy Krieger High School, Emily Rowe and Ryan Ward found their niche in the community— helping others find their niche, too.

John Good.

'Stay Focused and Be Kind'

During his internship with Project SEARCH, John Good developed two podcast series, including “Life with Disabilities,” and learned valuable skills for living independently.

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