Frequently Asked Questions… - KidsAbility

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Guelph-Wellington
~Putting PARENTS of children, youth and adult children with special needs
in touch with each other~
Parent 2 Parent is a new parent engagement initiative designed to create an active parent network to
connect parents who are raising a child or an adult with special needs. The journey with special needs can
be isolating and difficult. Parents have considerable knowledge to share and can also learn from each
other. We want to try and ensure that all families living with special needs, regardless of diagnosis, age or
circumstances has a supportive network when they need it. Many families share common challenges of
diet, sleep disorders, social opportunities, IEP's and the school system, to name a few.
The KidsAbility Centre of Excellence facilitated a similar initiative in Waterloo Region to help parents
connect with parents. This resulted in the parents building the Waterloo Region Family Network. Parents
in Wellington County have also expressed an interest in ‘finding each other’ and these meetings are being
facilitated by KidsAbility and interested partner agencies to help support this formative process.
MEETING SCHEDULE—4th Thursday of the month from March to June 2012 -
PLEASE MARK YOUR CALENDARS
Coming up…
March 22 – ABA Services
Kerry’s Place Autism Services, KidsAbility and Trellis Mental Health and Developmental
Services are pleased to announce a new service for children and youth who reside in the city of
Guelph and Wellington County living with Autism Spectrum Disorder. This new initiative, ABA
Based Services and Supports for Children and Youth, launched in the summer of 2011, is
intended to provide hands on behavioural intervention and skill building for children and youth
with ASD. Program options are flexible, with services being provided in small group formats or
on an individualized basis depending upon the goal identified for each child. Support can occur
in family homes, family resource centres, and in community settings. Information on eligibility
and programming will be discussed on March 22 nd , 2012 at the Parent2Parent session.
April 26 – Topic: Guardianship
May 24 – Topics: Independent Facilitation Planning and From Tempers to Tranquility
June 21 – Open
Our fall session are planned for Sep 27, Oct 25, Nov 22, Dec 20 (tentative)
Let us know if you would like to facilitate a topic for one of these dates!
If you would like to join our network to receive meeting invitations and information of
interest in our community about special needs, let us know!
p2p@kidsability.ca
TO RSVP or if you have questions,
Email address: p2p@kidsability.ca
Voicemail at KidsAbility: 1-888-372-2259 x 6300