Weekly Parent Update 04/21/17

Hi Parents,

Next Week's Group Schedule.

For the week starting 4/24, we have one group meeting:

• 6-8:  Tuesday, April 25, from 4 to 6 PM.  This group will be meeting in Sherman Oaks at Ultra Zone for Laser Tag. Please watch your emails for a special message with instructions that will arrive on the morning of the 4/24. It will contact complete instructions for where to meet. Please note, you will not need to provide your child with any extras, such as money. Also, they need to be wearing comfortable shoes and socks (no flip-flops allowed).

Parent Webinar and  Meetings

Webinar:  Our final Monthly Parent Webinar will be occurring on Wednesday, May 10. If you need to register, click here. You are welcome to bring up any topics you wish to clarify prior information, but we will also be discussing what kinds of social skills you are trying to help support and how that is occurring. Feel free to send me questions in advance and, of course you can participate online through active conversation and/or written questions.

Parent Meetings: This month Parent meetings will be held on the following dates:

• Thursday, 5/11, 12pm-1:30pm
•  Saturday,  5/13, from 10:00am to 12:00pm
• I am willing to meet for a third meeting, please write in under "Other" for the RSVP when you would like to be able to attend and I will try to make it work out. Please DO NOT send me an email with this information, (much harder to keep track).

Please click here to RSVP

Are You Interested in Sending Your Child to the Summer Program?

I have already contacted some families who expressed interest to discuss whether having their children participate in summer is something we would recommend. Other families can expect to receive an email by Tuesday, 4/25. If you did not previously express interest in the Summer Program and are now interested, please complete the form by Clicking Here.

Getting Ready to Say "Goodbye for Now"

Next month, May, will be our final two sessions for the School Year programs. That mean you still have time to attend webinars, parent drop in meetings, and ask questions or discuss situations. Many of you have both attended webinars and drop in meetings. But some have attended neither. It may be your family situation hasn't permitted this level of involvement or that you are not finding the information useful. However, if there is anything you wish to review, I highly encourage you to attend one of the three upcoming Parent Meetings. Families who have attending bring up a broad range of topics, including: generalizing group gains; managing technology, school assessments; how to effectively participate in IEP meetings; and adjunct services, just to name a few. If you haven't accessed the videos, they will be available until the end of May, then your access will expire.

If I can do anything to make your group participation more meaningful, please don't hesitate to reach out.

Thanks for reading through this. Feel free to be in touch if you have any questions.