After careful consideration and due to COVID-19 public health safety guidelines, the 2020 Union County and Lancaster County Benefit Auctions for the Clinic for Special Children have been canceled. The Union County auction was originally scheduled for Saturday, June 6, 2020 and the Lancaster County auction was originally scheduled for Saturday, June 20, 2020. While […]

May 14, 2020 After careful consideration and due to COVID-19 public health safety guidelines, the 2020 Union County and Lancaster County Benefit Auctions for the Clinic for Special Children have been canceled. The Union County auction was originally scheduled for Saturday, June 6, 2020 and the Lancaster County auction was originally scheduled for Saturday, June […]

STRASBURG, PA- A new study summarizes more than 30 years of clinical experience and describes the clinical course of 28 individuals homozygous for damaging mutations in the UGT1A1 gene who were born between 1984 and 2015 with Crigler-Najjar syndrome. This morbid and life-threatening disorder is characterized by high levels of toxic bilirubin in the blood […]

The program identified carriers in the Plain community to deliver innovative treatments presymptomatically to affected newborns STRASBURG, PA- The Clinic for Special Children (CSC) has completed its Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) Prevention Readiness program. The program, launched in 2018, offered free carrier testing with the goal of identifying Plain (Amish or Mennonite) individuals and couples […]

The Spring 2020 edition of our newsletter includes the Weaver’s journey with Phenylketonuria (PKU), our 2020 Benefit Auction schedule and details, a 2019 year in review, local, and regional foundational support of the Clinic, and more!   Read the 2020 Spring CSC newsletter HERE

STRASBURG, PA- The Clinic for Special Children (CSC) announced today that its Leadership Team has been named as a 2020 Rare Impact Award honoree by the National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD). NORD is the leading independent advocacy organization dedicated to improving the lives of patients and families impacted by rare diseases. The annual Rare […]

LANCASTER COUNTY, PA- The Clinic for Special Children (CSC) is formalizing and expanding its home-based pediatric palliative and hospice care program, Cherished Lives, for Plain patients (Amish and Mennonite) with the support of a $10,000 Community Partnership Grant from WellSpan Health. The expansion of palliative care services is driven by the needs of Plain patients […]

STRASBURG, PA- A new study analyzes 30 years of patient data and details the clinical course of 184 individuals with genetically diverse forms of Maple Syrup Urine Disease (MSUD), which is among the most volatile and dangerous inherited metabolic disorders. Researchers collected data on survival, hospitalization rates, metabolic crises, liver transplantation, and cognitive outcome. This […]

The Lapp family graciously wrote about their journey with their son, Ian’s, diagnosis of Glutaric Aciduria type 1 (GA1) and the Clinic for Special Children for our Annual Giving Appeal. You can read their handwritten story below, with an opportunity to give children, like Ian, a bright future. Continue reading Ian’s story HERE How Can […]

On Friday, November 22, 2019 over 290 Extraordinary people made a donation to the Clinic for Special Children with over $73,000 raised! With the help of all of our donors, we surpassed our goal of $70,000 for this year’s ExtraGive! In 2018, $62,000 was raised for CSC through the ExtraGive. The ExtraOrdinary Give is Lancaster […]