I found this great site that has a list of local autism support groups. They have most states listed. Hopefully you can find something close to your location. You can see the list here: http://www.kylestreehouse.org/local_support_groups.cfm
Jill Sheridan's blog
Teaching Your ASD Child How to Plan
Planning is important for anyone and difficult for a lot of people to do. I have found that setting up a calendar for our daughter has helped immensely not because we are so busy but because we don’t know what is happening next and what do we do with “down time”. So by planning activities we keep ahead of the anxiety of not having a routine for that day. Plus it has helped in organizing and keeping track of things on the other side too like when we do get busy we have a schedule we can follow. read more »
Strategies to Enhance Communication During your IEP Meeting
Develop a list of questions that you would like to discuss at your child’s IEP team meeting. Do you have new information or reports that should be shared with the school staff? Clinical reports, medication updates, changes in the child’s home environment. read more »
