| The Unicorn Children Foundation (UCF)
is an international non-profit organization dedicated to
education, awareness and research on behalf of children with
learning and communication disorders, such as attention deficit
disorder (ADD), dyslexia and autism.
UCF was founded in 1995 by
Mark Rosenbloom, MD and his wife. Louise, shortly after
their three year old son was diagnosed with a severe communication
disorder. Up until that time, they had been told by numerous
professionals that their son, who was not yet speaking, would
"grow out of it." But he didn't.
As a result of one
misdiagnosis after another, many months of valuable therapies and
intervention were lost. Out of their pain and frustration, and a
wish to provide hope for all families with children who suffer
from a communication or learning disorder, the Unicorn Children's
foundation was born.
The mission of UCF is to
affect worldwide change through the coordination of efforts among
parents, professionals and policy makers, such that every child
with any communication or learning disorder, of any severity, is
given the greatest opportunity to reach his or her fullest
potential.
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"I
chose the unicorn as the Foundation's symbol because it is a
beautiful, powerful, mystical, loving yet lonely creature.
Appearing in the Bible, as well as in Far Eastern religious
literature, the unicorn is a symbol of profound good luck.
It's horn was believed to have contained the cure for all
human illness. This symbol inspires us to understand and
overcome learning and communication disorders."
Mark
Rosenbloom, MD, Chairman & Founder of the Unicorn Children's
Foundation |
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