Sheila Herndandez-ValeHello! My name is Sheila Hernandez and I am happy to be your Regional Representative for Puerto Rico and Caribbean, also Spanish communities and cities.
My son, Joaquin Rodrigo Gonzales, was diagnosed with SMS at age two and is now five years old. PRISMS is the first website that we looked at when we received his diagnosis. The information shared on the website and newsletter has been most helpful. We appreciated the support we received and as a result, I decided to be a representative a year ago.
My goal is to support the families when that have a SMS diagnosis and to create a network that will enable us to meet and discuss experiences regarding therapist, local Department of Special Education, and to share the medical specialists that we currently use for Joaquin. I feel that it is important for us to be able to talk, listen and learn together as a SMS family.