SMA News Forums

This​ ​forum​ is​ ​designed​ ​for​ ​newly​ ​diagnosed patients​ ​and​ ​parents/caregivers​ ​who​ ​are​ ​looking​ ​for​ ​information​ ​about​ ​where​ ​to​ ​start​ ​in​ ​their SMA​ ​journey.​ ​Here​ ​is​ ​where​ ​people​ ​can​ ​ask​ ​basic​ ​questions​ ​about​ ​SMA​ ​and​ ​sort​ ​of​ ​help​ ​each other​ ​through​ ​the​ ​initial​ ​diagnosis​ ​stage.

This is a forum for individuals to share ideas to help raise awareness of SMA or initiatives that they feel warrant the community's support.

This forum is for discussions about disability portrayal in books, movies, tv shows, music and other forms of media. We will discuss books like the popular memoir “Laughing at my Nightmare” by Shane Burcaw, an author who has SMA. The idea is to explore how disability is portrayed in mainstream media, and to look for content written and produced by people with disabilities. Suggestions are always welcome.

Take part in a wide range of polls, surveys & quizzes pertaining to SMA..

This forum contains links and videos to all content on the SMA News Today YouTube channel. Videographers DeAnn Runge and Michael Morale share their perspectives as SMA patients. In these videos they discuss their daily lives, how SMA affects them and the latest news on SMA research and treatments.

This forum is for sharing information about tools and technologies that can benefit people with SMA. Between Amazon Alexa devices, adaptive equipment for wheelchairs and other tools designed to assist SMA individuals in their daily lives, there are new technologies being developed every day. This is a platform to ask questions and share information about these devices

We​ ​will ​add​ ​forums​ ​for​ ​other​ ​treatments/drugs​ ​in​ ​clinical​ ​trials​ ​later​ ​on,​ ​but for​ ​now​, we'll​ ​keep​ ​the​ ​focus​ ​on​ ​Spinraza.​ ​This​ ​will​ ​be​ ​a​ ​great​ ​place​ ​for​ ​anyone​ ​to​ ​ask questions​ ​about​ ​the​ ​treatment​ ​and​ ​share​ ​experiences.