Autism support groups

Autism support groups

Support groups can be very helpful when dealing with
any developmental disability.

We need professionals too, but professionals often
don't understand the challenges of dealing with
something like autism on a day-to-day basis.

You become the expert on your child as do other parents.

Support groups can provide the opportunity to learn
from other parents, but also provide the opportunity
to vent when you need to vent.

Support groups also provide the opportunity to learn
about community events such as training for families,
and provide some helpful information about the autism
diagnosis, among others.

This provides an opportunity to talk about the
challenges that you face daily and network with others
who may have faced the same challenge and had success.

Further, online support groups give parents that 24/7
option that they frequently need.

The following are a list of support groups available to
parents of autistic children.

Just copy and paste the link into your internet broswer
(e.g. Internet Explorer)

www.bbbautism.com

http://web.singnet.com.sg/~autism/activities.htm

http://www.udel.edu/bkirby/asperger/support.html

http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/AreaAutismAwareness/

http://momofautistic.proboards30.com/

http://www.healing-arts.org/children/autism-links.htm

http://www.support4hope.com/autism/aspergers_characteristics.htm

http://lrs.ed.uiuc.edu/students/ajk/supp.html

These are just a few of the possibilities open to you.

It is important to visit some sites and see which one/s
you feel comfortable with.

The Parenting Autism Resource Guide: A Complete Resource Guide For Parents Who Have Children Diagnosed With Autism.