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Chicagoland Autism Connection    

Chicago Southside Autism Support Group

Monthly Meeting

Saturday, April 16

10:00 am - 12:30 pm

This month's guest speaker is Shanna Philipson, publisher of The Beaker Kids (www.beakerkids.com).  Her presentation is titled "When Grandma Doesn't Get It: Talking About Sensory Differences with Family, Friends, and Community".  

Light refreshments will be served at the beginning of the meeting.

• Free parking lot; enter on Hastings Street, one block south of 13th Street.
• Please enter from the parking lot; the door facing 13th Street is kept locked.
• Registration for the meeting is not required (except respite care, see below).

      AGENDA:

10:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.               Networking

10:30 a.m. - Noon                         Guest Speakers                       

Noon - 12:30 p.m.                         News, Announcements

RESPITE CARE
Free respite care for children with autism is provided by professionally trained staff from NIA Comprehensive Center for Developmental Disabilities.  However, ADVANCE RESERVATIONS are required and an intake form must be completed to meet State of Illinois requirements.

 We regret that typically-developing siblings CAN NOT be accommodated (but all kids are welcome to come to the adult meeting as long as they are supervised). These rules are necessary due to the large demand for the free respite care service. We limit respite care size to 20 kids to ensure safety and personalized care.