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Adaptive clothing for children gets fashion flair
I
“
have nothing to wear.” How many
of us have heard our children say
it? How many of us have engaged
in battles with our children over
what is appropriate to wear? Most
parents who have engaged in this
daily battle have never considered
how much harder those discussions
would be if their child was
differently-abled and could not wear
clothing typically offered
to peers their age.
When we think of all of the obsta22 2017 EDITION | SPECIAL PARENT
cles and challenges that face children
with special needs, this is probably
not one that immediately comes to
mind. However, if your child wants to
be able to dress like everyone else and
can’t, it would be a constant worry, a
constant reminder, of how different
your child feels.
Well, necessity is clearly the mother
of invention. Mindy Scheier, whose
son, Oliver, has rigid spine syndrome,
a rare form of muscular dystrophy,
was determined to “reinvent” cloth201magazine.com
TOMMY HILFIGER: COURTESY OF RICHARD CORMAN
WRITTEN BY LESLIE PERLMUTTER