Meet other families in the Chicago and Chicago Suburban area who are interested in learning more about adoption and foster care or in need of post-adoptive or post-foster placement support. We generally meet in Oak Park, but all local families are welcome to join. Also open to discussing joys and challenges of living as a transcultural family or adoptive family with special needs. Meeting times and locations to be determined based on interest.    

… I am an occupational therapist and have had 25 years of dealing with students who have special needs. My own child has Asperger's, and I am interested in starting something which will benefit her as well as other children in our area who have Asperger's. This group is specifically for higher cognitive functioning children who have written or verbal communication problems. Sign up if you are interested.

Kaitlin's Hideout is a play center for children with autism and other special needs.  We are also a social, resource and support center for parents and caregivers.   We are dedicated to helping families in any way we possibly can.  We encourage families to socialize here, support one another and share resources.   Anyone who is looking for personnel "face to face" support and socialization is strongly encouraged to join. Many of us find it difficult to meet people going through what we are, and …

The purpose of the group is to provide support for parents whose kids have multiple needs and many acronyms (PDD, ADHD, NVLD, SID, ASD, CAP disorders, etc.!) Parents like me, whose children need multiple therapies, appointments, school accommodations. It is exhausting, overwhelming, and way too isolating. Break out of your isolation and meet others who understand what it's like to live a life with a Spectrum kid, attend a meet up! I hope we can share resources and support, and have a little …

Sometimes the time out you need is not for your kids! For moms with kids up to age 14 who need some support and want to learn. We all love our kids, but sometimes we reach our limit. Sometimes, we need some time out to get and give support and learn information to help us get to a better place with them and for ourselves and our happiness. I’m Dr. Sherri singer, Child and Family Psychologist and I look forward to having these meetups for moms who need that time out and support. 5 things we will …

By organizing a group and consistently communicating our needs to the administration, we can effect positive change in our schools.

This group is for fathers of children with Aspergers Syndrome (and PDD-NOS) to get together and share the unique experience of being a father of a child with AS, and to arrange recreational activities for the kids too. The reason this is designed for fathers specifically is that almost all of the support groups I have seen on this topic are for mothers, or are dominated by mothers. Parenting AS affects men in a unique way, and Aspie kids need male presence that meets their needs too.

Tourette Connection is a meet-up group for anyone whose life is affected by Tourette Syndrome: self, spouse, partner, child, sibling, teacher, health professional, etc. Children are welcome to attend-supervision, snacks, crafts, and games are provided. Our next meeting is March 14th.  There is no charge to attend our monthly meetings. 

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.

I'm hoping to find other parents of children with dyslexia or reading disorders to exchange resources with.  Even if you suspect your child may have Dyslexia but have not recieved a formal diagnosis, please feel free to join. 

… 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 …

Based on the Book All Children Flourishing; it is parenting guide for all children but developed for children with ADD/ADHD, Sensory Integration, Twice Exceptional, Gifted, High Intensity, Highly Sensitive, Spectrum/Autistic qualities, Anxiety/Depression, School Refusal, Homeschooler, Educators and Therapists

Welcome, This group is designed for parents of children with PDD-NOS. My 16 year old was recently diagnosed with PDD-NOS - HFA and ADHD and there are no groups that I found in Chicago to support parents so I decided to create one. Lets meet and talk with each other and help each other and see where this goes.

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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.  

Greetings Parents of kids with Autism, Asperger's ADD/ADHD, and other related differences, Are you looking for a way to help your child improve their social skills? Does your child get stuck on one topic? Does your child have huge meltdowns over not-so-huge problems? Would you like to see your child be a little more flexible? If you answered yes, have you heard about Superflex(TM) or Social Thinking(R)? Social Thinking(R) is an exciting and innovative approach helping kids develop “socia …