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SUPPORT GROUPS
Bloomfield. Fourth Friday of the
month: Parent Support Group,
6:00 - 8:00 PM, First Congregational Church, 10 Wintonbury
Ave, Bloomfield. Contact Sheila Harris at (860) 297-4358
or JP Vincent Family Resource Center at (860) 286-2640 x
112. Sponsored by AFCamP.
Bloomfield. Third Monday of the month: Parent
Support Group, 6:00 - 8:00 PM,
First Congregational Church, 10 Wintonbury Ave, Bloomfield.
Contact Sheila Harris at (860) 297-4358. Sponsored by AFCamP
(African American Caribbean American Parents) and PEETA (Parent
Empowerment Through Education Training and Advocacy).
Bridgeport. Every Wednesday
and Friday on the school calendar: Six
to Six Interdistrict Magnet School DROP IN PLAY GROUPS,
9:30 - 11:30 AM, Provides a wonderful opportunity for caregivers
and children to interact with others in a rich learning environment.
Drop-in playgroup (no enrollment necessary) give a caregiver
and child a chance to participate in free play, snack time,
and songs.
Bridgeport. Third
Tuesday of the month: Parent
Support Group, 12:30
- 1:30 PM, Bridgeport Public Library, Bridgeport. Southwest
Region - CT Family Support Network support group for
Parents of Children with Disabilities and/or Special
Health Care Needs. Contact Lisa Sheppard at (203) 556-7317
or lnshep@aol.com for more information.
Bridgeport. Third
Monday of the month: Caregiver
Support Group, 10:30
- 11:30 AM, Bridgeport Hospital, Education Conference
Room, lower level, Bridgeport. Southwest Region CT Family
Support Network. Contact Lisa Sheppard at (203) 556-7317
or lnshep@aol.com for more information.
Bridgeport. Third
Thursday of the month: Padres
Latinos* (For Spanish
speaking parents), 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM, St John's Family
Center,
768 Fairfield
Avenue, Bridgeport. *Minimal Childcare provided-registration required. For more
information, please contact Rose Abreu Sanchez: (203) 332-4535 Ext 247 or rsanchez@kennedyctr.org
Cos Cob. Third Wednesday of the month: Birth
to Three Parent Support Group, 10:00-11:30
AM, Abilis, Cos Cob.Southwest Region, CT Family Support Network. Contact Lisa
Sheppard at (203) 556-7317 or lnshep@aol.com for
more information.
Danielson. Last Tuesday of the month: Support
Group for Parents of Children with Asperger's/PDD-NOS,
6:30 - 8:30 PM various locations in Danielson.Northeast
Region - CT Family Support Network. Contact Mona Tremblay at (860) 928-6514 or monatremblay@sbcglobal.net for information and locations.
Darien. First
Tuesday of the month: Pizza
Moms in Darien! 7:30
PM Post Corner Pizza in Darien. Pizza moms is a
group of moms who have children with special needs in
the Fairfield County area. http://sites.google.com/site/pizzamomssite/home.
We get together informally
and have pizza, salad and
beer in Darien. Everyone is welcome. This is a place
where moms can talk with other moms who are having similar
experiences. If you are interested, contact Nanette Jordan
at nanette618@gmail.com.
Enfield. Third
Wednesday of the month: Parent
Support Group, 6:15
- 7:30 PM Enfield Child Development Center, 110 High
St., Enfield. Contact Kate Faherty at KFaherty@enfield.org for more information and location changes!
Greenwich. Last Monday of the month: Friends
of Autistic People. Presentations, informal conversation,
refreshments. Christ Church Parish House, 250 East Putnam Ave., Greenwich. Contact
Brita Daranyi at (203) 661-8510 or fap.autismct@gmail.com.
Groton. Third Tuesday of the month: Parent
Support Group for parents, grandparents and caregivers of children
with an ASD, 7:00 - 9:00 PM Groton Public Library.
Contact Danielle Greene at dkg64@sbcglobal.net for
more information.
Hartford. Third
Monday of the month: Parent
Support Group (Spanish),
4:30 - 6:00 PM at the Institute for Hispanic Families,
45 Wadsworth Street, Hartford. Sponsored by PAP. Contact afcamp@sbcglobal.net for
more information.
Hartford. Third
Friday of the month: Parent
Support Group, 6:00 - 8:00
PM, HARC, 900 Asylum Ave., Hartford. Contact Sheila Harris
at
(860) 297-4358 or afcamp@sbcglobal.net Sponsored by AFCamP
(African American Caribbean American Parents) and PETEA (Parent
Empowerment Through Education Training and Advocacy).
Madison. Every
Wednesday: Parent
Chat Group, 9:30- 10:30
AM, sponsored by Kidsteps, 51 Boston Post Road, Unit 9, Madison.
Childcare provided. Call Kidsteps at (203) 318-3692
for more information or email Marian Roy at mroy@sarah-inc.org.
Madison. Third Tuesday or Third Thursday of the month: Parent
Support group for parents and caregivers of children with
an ASD, 7:00 PM Meeting dates:
Th 1/21; Tues 2/23; Th 3/18; Tues 4/20; Th 5/20 and Tues
6/22. Unitarian Universalist Society, Boston Post Rd., Madison.
Sponsored by the Shoreline Region of the Autism Society of
Connecticut. Call 888-453-4975 or asconn@sbcglobal.net for
more information.
Manchester. Second Monday
of the month: Parent
Support Group for parents, grandparents and caregivers of
children with autism spectrum disorders,
7:00 p .m. Manchester Memorial Hospital. Sponsored by the
East of the River Region of the Autism Society of Connecticut.
Contact Jean Bajorek at (860) 645-1940 or Bajorek2@cox.net.
Middletown. Second Tuesday of the month: Support
Group for Parents of Children with Disabilities and/or Special
Health Care Needs
South
Central Region - CT Family Support Network Please contact
Tesha Imperati at (203) 710-3041 or teshaimp@comcast.net for
information on locations and times.
New Canaan.
Area parents contact Judi Anders at judianders@sbcglobal.net for
meeting dates, times and locations.
New London. First
Wednesday of the month: Parent
Support Group for parents of children with a disability and/or
special health care needs,
6:00 PM. Southeast
Region - CT Family Support Network, Lawrence and Memorial
Hospital, New London. Contact April Dipollina at (860) 271-4371 or adipollina@lmhosp.org for
more information and locations.
New Milford. First
Monday of the month: Parent
Support/Resource Group for parents and caregivers raising
children with special health care needs,
6:30 - 8:30 PM. The United Methodist Church, 68 Danbury Road,
New Milford. Contact Alice Buttwell: (860) 350-6025 or alicemmbb@aol.com or
Monika Nugent: (860) 355-1179, monikan@sbcglobal.net. CT
Family Support Network - Northwest Region.
Newington. Second
Saturday and Fourth Saturday of the month: Play
for All! A playgroup for children of all abilities,
10:30 AM-12:00 NOON. Special needs play group giving parents
an opportunity to talk, support and encourage each other,
while allowing their children time to play and socialize.
Children's Programming Room, Lucy
Robbins Welles Library, Newington. Sponsored by the Library
and Newington UNICO. Call the library at (860) 665-8700 for
more information.
Newtown. First
Thursday of the month: Newtown
Parent's Support Group,
7:00 PM. For
parents of children with an ASD diagnosis. Sponsored by Newtown
Youth and Family Services. 17 Church Hill, Newtown.
Call (203) 364-1163.
Old Saybrook. Second
Thursday of the month: Support
Group for Parents of Children with Disabilities and/or Special
Health Care Needs, 7:00
PM. L&M Hospital Satellite, Old Saybrook. Contact April Dipollina
at (860) 271-4371 or adipollina@lmhosp.org for
more information and locations. Southeast
Region - CT Family Support Network.
Preston. Last Thursday
of the month: Support
Group for parents and professionals working with children
with an ASD, 6-30 - 8:00 PM.
SECASA
(Southeatern CT Autism Spectrum Association, Inc.) Preston
Library, Preston. Call the library at (860)
886-1010 for more information.
Putnam. First Thursday
of the month: Support
group for parents of children with a disability and/or special
health care needs,
6:30
- 8:30 PM, John Dempsey Regional Center (DDS Satellite),
Putnam. Contact Mona Tremblay at (860) 928-6514 or monatremblay@sbcglobal.net for
more information. Northeast
Region - CT Family Support Network
Stratford. First
Tuesday of the month: Parent
Support Group for parents and caregivers of a child with
ASD, 7:00 PM.
Sterling
House Community Center, Main St., Stratford. Sponsored by
the Stratford Region of the Autism Society of Connecticut.
Contact Pam Jannetty at alinadrk823@sbcglobal.net for
more information.
Torrington. First
and Third
Sunday of the month: Rhythms
of Grace monthly church services for children with special
needs and their families /caregivers,
1:00 - 3:00
PM. Church of Our Saviour, Plainville on third Sunday. Trinity
Episcopal Church, Torrington. All are welcome.
Contact
Rev. Audrey Scanlan at ascanlan01@yahoo.com for
more information.
Trumbull. Second
Friday of every month: Support
Group, 1:00 - 2:00 PM. Parent
Connections - The Kennedy Center; Autism Project Support
Group at The Kennedy Center's Recreation
Room, 39 Lindeman Drive, Trumbull.
Unionville. Last
Tuesday of the month: Parent
support group for parents or extended family members or professionals
working with a child with an ASD. Farmington
Valley Asperger's Network. Discussions and networking meetings
at the Lending Library, Farmington Senior/Community Center,
321 New Britain Ave, Unionville. FAVAN. Call Lee McFadden
at (860) 589-0097, e-mail leemcf@sbcglobal.net or www.favan.org.
Wallingford. Additional Support Groups in Trumbull,
Woodbridge, Wallingford, Wethersfield, Glastonbury for parents
of children on the spectrum. Two
groups for adults 18 and over with ASD meet in Wallingford.
Group for wives of men with ASD in Wallingford. Sibling support
group in Wallingford. Sponsored by CT Autism Spectrum Resource
Center. Contact Lois Rosenwald at (203) 265-7717 or lois.asrc@sbcglobal.net
for information, dates
and times of meetings.
Wallingford. Second
Friday of the month: Adult
Asperger's Support Group for Adults on the Spectrum,
6:00 - 8:30 PM, CT Autism Spectrum Resource Center at 101
North Industrial Road, Wallingford. Call Dave Tipping at
(203) 484-2937 or e-mail NZ1J@juno.com for
more information.
Waterbury. Second
Tuesday of the month: Support
Group for Parents of Children with Disabilities and/or Special
Health Care Needs, 10:00 AM- 12:00
NOONNorthwest
Region - CT Family Support
Network. Central Park, Waterbury.
Contact Alice Buttwell at (860) 350-6025
or alicemmbb@aol.com for
more information and directions.
Waterbury. Fourth Monday of the month: Northwest Region -
CT Family Support Network Support group for Parents of Children
with Disabilities and/or Special Health Care Needs. 6:30
- 8:30 PM, ARC, Waterbury. Contact Alice Buttwell at (860)
350-6025 or alicemmbb@aol.com for more information and directions.
West Hartford. First
Tuesday of the month: Sibling
Support Group for ages 10-13,
from 7:00 - 8:00 PM Group focuses on the intense feelings
that a sibling may experience when they have a brother or
sister with special needs. At Jewish Family Services, Bloomfield
Ave, West Hartford. Contact Janice Rothstein at JRothstein@jfshartford.org for
more information and registration.
West Hartford. Third
Thursday of the month: Sibling
Support Group for ages 7-10, from
6:30 - 7:30 PM Group focuses on the intense feelings
a sibling may have when they have a brother or sister with
special needs. Jewish Family Services, Bloomfield Ave., West
Hartford.
Contact Janice Rothstein at JRothstein@jfshartford.org for
more information and registration.
West Haven. First
Wednesday of the month: Autism
Family Support Group, 6:30 - 8:30
PM. Johnson Community Center Upper Level,
201 Noble St., West Haven. Sponsored by the West Haven
Interagency Network for Children (WHINC). Please contact
Janet Booth at boothjeb@yahoo.com or
Randy Brown at (203) 937-3760 for information and to reserve
space for child care.
Willimantic. Second Tuesday of the month: Support
Group for Parents of Children with disabilities and/or special
health care needs,
10:30 AM - 12:30 PM. Northeast Region
- CT Family Support Network. Generations Healthcare, Willimantic.
On site spanish translations available. Contact Mona Tremblay
at (860) 928-6514 or monatremblay@sbcglobal.net for
information and locations.
Wilton. Last Tuesday of the month: Autism Parents
Club, 7:30
PM at
Blue Luna Restaurant, 1 Danbury Rd, Wilton. A group of parents
(dad's too!) of children on the autism spectrum. Open to
parents from all over CT. For more information, contact Patti
Sylvia at
(203) 761-0248 or http://sites.google.com/site/autismparentsclubct.
Winstead. Second Thursday of the month: Parent Support
Group,
6:30 PM. Northwest Community College, Winsted. Sponsored
by LACASA. Contact Sharon Cable at cablehome@aol.com or
(203) 693-9128.
Many
towns have organized SEPTA's (Special Education PTA's) that
hold informational meetings about special education in general
and specific disabilities as well. Most have monthly meetings.
Check out the listing to see if there is one near you at www.ctpta.org/membership/septa. Check
out the event listings for specific programs as well.
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