Review+of+Parent+Support+Sites

= Review of Parent Support Sites  =  If you are a parent of a child with autism you are going to want to join a support group of other paretns who are facing the same challenges as you. While every state seems to have serval local parent support groups and sites, there are still many other groups nationally and even internationally. Because there are so many groups to choose from, here is something that will hopefully make it a little bit easier to choose. Listed below are two reviews of two diffrent parent support sites.

__ ﻿Autism Speaks __
 This is a national organization and below is the link to thier parent support site. There are several pages on this website that would be helpful to a parent with an autistic child. This national organization plans events, confrences, and seminars. It would be very helpful and informative to be able to go to some of these events, because not only do the events help to bring awareness to Autism, but it is a great way for families to meet other families who have the same challenges.

 There is a page that shows where state and local chapters of this orangization meets. There is also a link to help parents find grants to help pay for medical costs. This is a very beneficial link because medical costs can place a burden on the family, so being able to find grants to help out this cost is very helpful. There are also many family resources that the organization provides for people of all ages living with Autism. One of the resources that is provided are links to literature resources, toys and games that will help autistic children, as well as tool kits for both parents and professionals.

[|Autism Speaks]

__Emory Autism Center __
﻿ The link below to this organization is based out of the state of Georgia, however it is a great tool for parents and the parent support site links parents from all over the nation to help support each other. The Emory Autism Center website provides diffrent areas that parents and professionals can look into being certified for. You as a parent, will soon find out if haven't already, that you will be the biggest advocate for your child's needs and well being. That being said, looking into the list of areas which you could be ceritfied in would be helpful for in the future.  What was most impressive about this organization was that, they help not just the parents and the child with autism, but non-autistic siblings and the rest of the family. There is a link for support to siblings who have a brother or sister who is autistic. It is under "Family Services" and this link not only helps to support the siblings but also the parent, because it can help the siblings adjust and help out. It also acknolwedges the other members of the family and shows support for them, as well. [|Emory Autism Center]