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The Superhero Project: Mila {Bellingham Special Needs Photography}

The Superhero Project

The Superhero Project Mila: Bellingham Special Needs Photography

Mila is the latest little superhero I have had the privilege to photograph. She is stunning, playful and made me work for these photos! Mila’s mom had this to say about her:

Mila is almost 3 and has been assessed with the speech of an 18-month-old child. Mila’s speech delay is caused by an oral mouth disorder (the way she moves her tongue and lips).

The Superhero Project

She has both of these issues listed below: these are physical issues, they often have a neurologic component.

Developmental apraxia of speech (DAS) — sometimes called dyspraxia of speech: Children with apraxia have trouble moving and coordinating the different parts of their mouths in order to form words.

Articulation disorders: These include lisping, leaving out consonants when speaking, and substituting one sound for another.

The Superhero Project: Mila. Bellingham Special Needs Photography.

She currently is going to a group class to help with her speech and is seeing a speech therapist every week. She is a very active girl who lovvvveesss horses, mermaids, and dancing, along with tickling and playing with her brother Trey.   special-needs-photography The Superhero Project: Mila. Bellingham Special Needs Photography.

The Superhero Project

Renee Bergeron is a birth and lifestyle photographer based in Bellingham, Washington. She loves sharing the gift of photography with families of children with special needs.

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3 Comments

  1. Amber

    These photos are amazing! You are amazing! Thank you so much for this opportunity. I know that there are many kids out there with this disorder. It’s nice to get the word out about it.

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