Parent Retreats

[Guest guest]

May 2, 2007

Dear Parents,

The Hattie Larlham ASD Collaborative and Dr. Audet, Assistant

Professor of Speech Pathology and Audiology at Kent State University

would like to invite you to participate in a Parent Focus Group. The

purpose of this session will be to discuss the possibility of

developing a retreat for parents of children with autism spectrum

diagnoses.

The retreat would provide a stress-free, rural environment where

parents could reconnect with themselves, their spouses, other adults,

relax and engage in meaningful recreational and educational

activities. Trained respite care would be provided to participating

families. Please see the attached literature search summary to learn

about the benefits of respite, and existing retreat programs in other

areas.

The mission of the Hattie Larlham ASD Collaborative is to provide

quality services to individuals with autism spectrum disorders. We

hope to accomplish this through a shared effort between Hattie

Larlham, parents and professionals in the surrounding community.

The Parent Retreat Focus Group will be held on May 30th from 6:30 – 8

pm at The Hattie Larlham Center for Children with Disabilities in

Mantua, OH. Child supervision and activities will be available. You

will find directions included for your convenience. Please RSVP by

May 28th to 1.800.233.8611 ext. 3068 so that we know how many

children will be in attendance.

We hope that you will all join us. Your participation and input is

important to our success!

Sincerely,

Beth Yoder-Balla

Intake Coordinator

Coordinator, Hattie Larlham ASD Collaborative

P.S. I just copied this from what I am sending to individual

parents. If you'd like the literature/web search info or the

directions, email me.

elizabeth.yoder-balla@...

~byb~