Mar 2, 2023
Gina Schaal and her husband Dan have been married for 21 years
& live in Chaska, a SW suburb of Minneapolis. They have two sons,
18-year-old Carter & 16-year-old Casey.
Gina holds a BS degree in Medical Laboratory Science & works
for a large healthcare system in the Twin Cities. Lab people are
known for their type A personalities which she believes has been
one of her biggest assets to raising a special needs child.
Organization is key as is her love of research & analyzing that
research.
Her son Carter was diagnosed with ASD at 2 1/2, which is his
only ‘formal’ diagnosis but he also deals with ADHD, sensory
processing disorder & absent seizures with a sprinkle of anxiety
and mild OCD thrown in there too.
Her son Casey is a typical 16-year-old who loves science &
math, is a cross county & track athlete & holds a part time job.
Gina and Dan have worked opposite shifts throughout most of
their kid's lives, as they were never able to put Carter in
traditional day care. Although they each processed Carter’s
diagnosis differently & went through some hard times, Gina
considers herself blessed to have a husband who is very involved
and is always there for both his boys. Through it all she's
proud of the incredibly close family unit they've built.
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