Would anyone be interested?

[Guest guest]

Hi all.. I hope you are all keeping warm!

I was wondering if anyone would be interested in getting together to

just get to know each other.. share stories, ideas and information.

I have a 3 1/2 yr old who is diagnosed Autism Spectrum Disorder

w/ADD.. and we are always learning of new things that are

available to us that we were clueless about earlier. We were

clueless when it came to his first IEP meeting, and after having

someone look over what we did come up with, they helped us see that

we weren't getting everything that our son needed so we are just now

(first IEP meeting was in April) getting a 2nd IEP meeting to update

and revamp it.. I was told of some support groups but most were

either on the east side, or met during the day, which excluded my

husband, or I could not bring my kids to it, and if any of you are

like us, babysitting comes at a premium.. We know our son needs

more and that there should be more out there.. we want to be able to

take advantage of all the programs that are available.. but where do

we get the list of the programs? We figure if we have these

questions we are probably not alone.. that there may be other

parents who are either newly diagnosed, or have been going thru the

motions just not sure what else to do. We could learn from

parents who have been there and may know what else we could be

doing, who have tried different methods and know of what is out

there.. Also how do they handle siblings, and share the attention

so that the other child(ren) don't feel left out or like they have

to act out to get attention.. I have so many questions.. and

doctors and professionals can help so much.. but I think that other

parents who have been there... can give better advice than a doctor

reading from a text book, any day!

My church, which is located in Brook Park, is offering the use of

their building.. a large fellowship hall with 2 classrooms and a

nursery so that some children can be brought as well.. there is

no charge... I'll even provide the coffee and water... just

looking to get together with other parents to talk and share things

with.. moms, dads, grandparents, friends, just anyone who wants to

share their experiences or to learn about what we can do to better

serve our children's needs.

So if this is something that may interest you, please contact me and

if we get enough interest, we'll plan a get together. We can plan

something on an evening during the week or even on the weekend

sometime.. it's all open for discussion..

Thanks!

& Tim Javorsky

Parents of igh,5 and Kiernan,3 1/2

Olmsted Falls