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This group is open to Parents of children, Soaring Eagles, who attend this special education private school. Finding a private school for our special needs son has finally made us feel accepted. Our son has developed his first friendships and we have enjoyed connecting with the other parents. Considering we live in different areas, connecting with other Soaring Eagle families has been challenging. It has been more difficult to share information and plan play dates to further develop friendshi …
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The Special Moms group helps support, understand and educate members of the families with children of special needs such as Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD), Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Pervasive Developmental Disorder-Not Otherwise Specified (PDD/NOS), and Autism, ADD, speech and language delays. We are a group of stay-at-home, work-from-home, part-time and full-time working moms, teachers, therapist, grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins that live in or near Elburn. T …
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Assistive / Educational Technology training sessions [Please note that you need to sign up for each individual training session you are interested in.] I will be providing training and information sessions for parents, educators and all who are interested in how technology can help children with learning and participation. I have worked as an occupational therapist and assistive technology consultant for 24 years. There have been some very significant developments in the assistive technology …
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Kids Communicate is a group for kids (Grades 3 - 7) who have Aspergers, or high functioning autism. The group is also for children who have challenges with verbal and/or written communication, but good intelligence. The group will focus on written/verbal communication and social interaction/social skills. (FREE / NO COST!) (See below for meeting dates and times). My daughter is going into 4th grade (June 2009) and has Aspergers. I wanted a group like this for her, so decided to …
Meet local Parents of Children with Special Needs, regardless of diagnosis. Gather for support and advice. Find out that there are non-medical alternatives to helping your children.
The Northern Illinois center for Autism (NICA) is a 501c3 non profit organization that was developed by parents, guided by professionals and has grown over these past 5 years into an organization that has a networking membership of over 575 contacts. Serving well over 1,250 people annually, NICA continues to grow and assist people with autism, their family members and those in the community who support them.
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This is a therapist run, parent support group for children with asperger's syndrome. This is a safe enviornment to learn, connect, find support. IMPORTANT NOTE ABOUT YOUR PRIVACY: By joining this meetup group, you understand that information you have on your profile, including photo's will be viewable by other members of this group. If you are interested in joining this support group, but are concerned about your privacy, please feel free to contact Eric.
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… Superflex(TM) is a curriculum geared towards children K-5, but I think it can also be effective through the 8th grade. As a clinical social worker and a school social worker, I have not found any program (and there are a lot of them out there) that comes close to reaching kids the way this program does. Superflex is the superhero that is trying to save Social Town from the team of Unthinkables. These Unthinkables are the characters that are getting into kids' brains and preventing them from mak …
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… We want kids to be motivated and have fun, however, being in a nursing home with seniors who have special needs, kids have to be well behaved and disciplined. 3. We want kids who would be willing to write stories and create fun multimedia activities even if they struggle with writing. We will have people helping with the actual writing process and with the use of technology. Kids will need to commit to doing some writing at the nursing home, in a group with other children, as well as doing …
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