A support group for Alaskan families who care for children with special needs. Share your ideas and stories in a neutral setting. Sign-up to connect in person or via teleconference.
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Challenging Behavior: Ask the Experts
Parents and Caregivers: Do you have questions or concerns about your child’s/youth’s challenging behavior? Talk with a panel of experts to learn more about Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA) therapy and how to address challenging behaviors in children/youth with special needs.
Steps to Growing a Support Group in Your Community: Building Strong Parents
This session of Building Strong Parents will provide a toolkit to help start a meaningful and sustainable peer support group in your community. Identify the steps to facilitation, learn how to overcome barriers and to search for partners to help! Sign-up to connect in-person or join us on Facebook Live.
Guardianship 101 for Families
Presented by Anne Applegate, Governor’s Council on Disability and Special Education Lisa Wawrzonek, ASAGA (AK State Association of Guardianship and Advocacy) Do you know what to expect as your child transitions into adulthood? Come learn tools and information on how to assist your child and make the adjustment into adulthood. Explore what resources are available Learn More
Positive Communication
Engaging in the Individualized Education Plan (IEP) process can be overwhelming. Learn ways to positively enhance communication with the school team and learn new ways to support your child’s education. Attend in-person or via webinar.
Building Strong Parents
A support group for Alaskan families who care for children with special needs. Share your ideas and stories in a neutral setting. Sign-up to connect in person or via teleconference.
Building Strong Parents
A support group for Alaskan families who care for children with special needs. Share your ideas and stories in a neutral setting. Sign-up to connect in person or via teleconference.
2017 Anchorage Teddy Bear Picnic
The Anchorage Teddy Bear event features a free picnic lunch along with activities and entertainment for everyone. The event is a celebration of inclusive play in Anchorage parks that presents a day filled with fun, imagination and the exploration of a world full of potential for kids and teddies of all abilities. Special guests and Learn More
Single mom raising two teenagers who experience autism
I always get questioned about what it’s like being a single mom raising two teenagers who experience autism. (technically the 18-year-old is considered an adult now). My answer is always pretty much: exhausting, educational, and interesting. Autism is so different in both of them that it really is a new adventure for each. Ty is my Learn More
Sensory-Friendly Movie: Disney’s “Moana”
July Film: Disney’s “Moana” In Ancient Polynesia, when a terrible curse incurred by the Demigod Maui reaches an impetuous Chieftain’s daughter’s island, she answers the Ocean’s call to seek out the Demigod to set things right. **** Sensory-Friendly Movies are made possible by a partnership between the Alaska Experience Theater and The Arc Recreation Center. Learn More
