… Our mission statement The ASAN is a national organization dedicated to the community participation and political empowerment of Autistics all along the spectrum, whether Asperger's, "classic," or PDD-NOS; speaking or non-speaking; self-diagnosed or professionally diagnosed. We promote the idea of neurodiversity, meaning that different kinds of brains, including Autistic and non-Autistic brains, constitute legitimate parts of human diversity and not diseases to be pathologized or weaknesses to b …
This group is to support parents of ADHD and Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) children--to provide emotional support, dispell the myths, answer questions and provide information on local resources.
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The Sacramento Autism Spectrum/Asperger's Group for Parents is sponsored by Fall Creek Counseling Associates. It is facilitated by Educational Psychologist and Predoctoral Intern Peggy Holcomb, who has many years of experience helping individuals and families affected by autism, autistic spectrum disorders, and PDDNOS (Pervasive Developmental Disorder Not Otherwise Specified). We meet at 775 Sunrise Avenue, Suite 110, in Roseville (right by the Spaghetti Factory Restaurant - turn into their park …
Hi there! I am a married mom of two boys. My eldest is 13 and has Autism. My youngest is 5 and 'typical'. As you can see there is a big age difference due to the fear of having another child with Autism. My husband and I faced the same fears as all newly diagnosed parents of Autism. I want to start this group to share resources, stories, successes and also so Mamas like us can have a girls night too! *if Dads are interested in getting together, my Hubby is willing to set up a group as well!*
Hello! This is a group sponsored by Fall Creek Counseling Associates. We are sponsoring this group to provide our community information, support and resources related to Sensory Processing Disorder. We meet at 5900 Coyle Avenue, Suite D in Carmichael (the corner of Manzanita and Coyle, up the street from the Home Depot). Sensory processing (sometimes called "sensory integration" or SI) is a term that refers to the way the nervous system receives and processes messages from our senses. Sen …
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This group is designed to support women who are moms of 2 or more children with an Autism Spectrum Disorder.
… Some, but not all, may have been diagnosed with Aspergers, PDD-NOS, ADHD, etc., and/or may need some extra support with their daily executive functioning challenges: (http://www.ldonline.org/article/Wh
at_Is_Executive_Functioning%3F). Attendees that choose to chat with an ADHD/Executive Functioning/Life Coach (Club iROC Host) can do so during Club iROC. Parents and caretakers are also encouraged to stop by to informally talk about their young adults with the host/coach as needed.
Parent iROC is a group for parents/caretakers that have children with EF (executive functioning) challenges (as well as children diagnosed with ADHD, Learning Disabilities, Dyslexia, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Asperger’s Syndrome, PDD-NOS, etc.) We will focus on specific topics each month, but will also share and discuss every day challenges and tips with the support of an EF/ADHD coach (casual attire suggested). * Please RSVP "ONLY" if you ARE attending. If not attending, no action is needed. …
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