Dance class for our spectrum kids - Gwinnett Parks has a great deal going on

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A very helpful staffer at Gwinnett parks, who has a son on the spectrum, has

organized several " creative recreation " classes meant specifically for kids with

cognitive disabilities like autism. There's painting, pottery and a very cool

dance therapy class that our daughter went to this week for the first time.

They're all at the Pinckneyville recreation center, one of the nicest and newest

buildings in the park system, on Peachtree Industrial Blvd about 10 minutes

north of I-85 and Indian Trail.

The dance class is great. Our 8-year-oldh daughter, who we think of as having a

very short attention span and not following instructions well, went right along

with the teacher, following the steps and motions. She wants to go back.

One catch: They need just two more kids to enroll to keep the class going. It's

$33 for county residents for four weekly sessions (Weds. nights at 6:30), which

is a great price. You'd pay that much per hour, or more, at some private

studios. Anybody want to join in? It's all ages, which means younger children to

teens. They seem very flexible and willing to work with parents as they get this

started.

You can call the Pinckneyville Communty Recreation center at to

register. Kim Gerlach is the lady behind the recreational therapy classes, but

anybody there can help you (Kim was the woman who presented the classes at this

month's Spectrum meeting, for those who were there).

Have a great weekend,

Marcus