The Cellar - View Single Post - Autism and Special Needs Transition Conference in Pennsylvania July 19th-22nd

richlevy · 06-18-2005, 12:16 PM

Yes. My teenage son has Autism.

As far as conferences and other events, information is very hard to come by. We only found out about the conference through my son's school, and only because my son was in a specific program.

There aren't a lot of consolidated sources of information, and almost all of it is passive, with dosens of agencies expecting parents to find their websites or call and ask 'Is anything going on?'

The local Autism Society's closest chapter was in a different state, and we weren't getting enough out of the meetings.

There is a group called TASH who will also be at the conference. We're going to look into joining them.

They have a Missouri Chapter. This might be a good resource for you.

I searched through their links section.

here is a search for agencies matching services to disabilities and needs.

06-18-2005, 12:16 PM	#3
richlevy King Of Wishful Thinking Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Philadelphia Suburbs Posts: 6,669	Yes. My teenage son has Autism. As far as conferences and other events, information is very hard to come by. We only found out about the conference through my son's school, and only because my son was in a specific program. There aren't a lot of consolidated sources of information, and almost all of it is passive, with dosens of agencies expecting parents to find their websites or call and ask 'Is anything going on?' The local Autism Society's closest chapter was in a different state, and we weren't getting enough out of the meetings. There is a group called TASH who will also be at the conference. We're going to look into joining them. They have a Missouri Chapter. This might be a good resource for you. I searched through their links section. here is a search for agencies matching services to disabilities and needs. __________________ Exercise your rights and remember your obligations - VOTE! I have always believed that hope is that stubborn thing inside us that insists, despite all the evidence to the contrary, that something better awaits us so long as we have the courage to keep reaching, to keep working, to keep fighting. -- Barack Hussein Obama Last edited by richlevy; 06-18-2005 at 12:22 PM.