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There is help "out there" for
parents of newly diagnosed children.
One difficulty is that not only do you need to learn about many
different
therapies, treatments, and potential support services all at once, but
also have to decide what help to seek first - set up an ABA program or
do floortime? Try a special diet, or do an overnight EEG?
Arrange
for private speech and OT, or accept as sufficient what your local
school
offers? It helps to reach out to other parents, both on the phone
and in person, and the best place to find them is through a support
group.
I have listed here all I know of in Northern Illinois - do not hesitate
to call the person listed for each group for meeting dates and
times.
Most important: join the
on-line
list. If the information you seek is not on the page, then
some one on the 500-member list might know. You can most any
autism-related
question. You can choose from several delivery options, from
individual
emails as replies are posted, or get one daily digest. We like to
swap contact information for different therapists and therapies, and
pass
on promising research.
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