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"My writing is for my mother, and it's for every Mother. It is my prayer that every Mother who reads it will recognize and celebrate the Warrior in her. Together, today -- as we approach Mother's Day -- let us celebrate by reminding as many Mothers as possible of the Angel and the Warrior within her. And let us stand beside and for Mothers across the globe by sharing this and all the essays in the Global Moms Relay to help women and children lead healthy lives."
- Glennon Melton
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"P2P provides a place where other moms understand." - Dawnette M. Chadwick, Whatcom County
Click here to learn the ways Parent to Parent has supported Dawnette and her 3 children with developmental delays.
A Happy Mother's Day to All!
Susan & Cathy
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Calendar of Events
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NEW RESOURCES:
Birth to Five: Watch Me Thrive! - A Developmental and Behavioral Screening Initiative backed by a partnership of several national governmental agencies and other organizations as a coordinated effort to encourage developmental & behavioral screening and support for children, families, and the providers who care for them. Click here for more information.
UW Autism Center is recruiting families with at least one child diagnosed with ASD and one or more extended family members diagnosed with ASD (age 3 and up) to participate in a study. For more information, please call their research coordinator at (206) 616-3410.
Autism Speaks First 100 Days Kit is in Multiple Languages. Click here for more information.
The Autism Outreach Project has a new resource brochure - Click here for more information.
Washington Access Fund Announces New Funding - Loans of up to $25,000 available for assistive technology, home modifications and modified vans for people with disabilities. Click here for more information.
"Free" Books (shipping costs are minimal) from First Book - request collections from the First Book National Book Bank via application. Click here for more info.
The 2014 Summer Camp Directory for Children with Special Health Care Needs is now available! Click here to check it out.
From Informing Families, Building Trust (IFBT) Bulletins: Defining Autism Spectrum Disorder and Intellectual Disabilities. Find out how diagnoses are being made and how the DDA is revising its rules related to Autism. Click here to read the bulletin as well as others (Creating Healthy Relationships).
Plan To Work - How will working affect your social security benefits? Click here for more info.
Social Bridge - Works with teens and adults on the Autism spectrum, ADHD, TBI and developmental differences throughout Seattle and the eastside to develop social, job and life skills. Click here for more info.
Special Education Workgroups Are Forming - Click here to read the bulletin from Informing Families, Building Trust and learn how you can participate.
Laptops & Internet for low-income households - Click here for more info.
SafeLink - a free cell phone & minutes program for people eligible for Medicaid. Click here for more info.
Smart 911 - a free service that allows citizens to create a Safety Profile for their household that includes any information they want 911 to have in the event of an emergency. Click here for more info.
Are You Ready?(pdf) - This document is prepared annually by Joanne O'Neill, Parent Training Coordinator for the King County Family Coalition. Click here for the document.
May 2014
5/2: Washington State Transition Conference - Presented by W.I.S.E. in Vancouver 9:00am to 4:00pm. Contact Marsha Threlkeld by e-mail or call (206) 343-0881 with any questions.
5/7 - 9: The Infant and Early Childhood Conference (IECC) - Tacoma, WA. Save the date! Presenter application deadline is November 1st. For more information, click here.
5/17: EFNW Spring Epilepsy Conference - Tri-Cities. For more information, call (503) 228-7651 or (206) 261-6893
June 2014
6/2: 21st Annual Caregiver's Conference - Tukwila. Space is limited so pre-registration is required. Brochures & registration forms will be mailed out in April. To receive a brochure or register, call (360) 725-2544 or 1-800-422-3263.
6/17 - 19: DDA/WiSe Community Summit - Wenatchee.
info on family support, person centered planning, community partnerships for change, transition, employment and housing.
Click here for more info.
6/18 - 20: 2014 Washington Behavioral Healthcare Conference - Yakima, WA. Registration is now open! Click here for more info.
6/30 - 7/2: Supporting Children Affected by Parental Co-Occurring Disorders: Substance Abuse, Mental Illness, HIV - national symposium in Seattle presented by WA Department of Early Learning. Click here for more information.
July 2014
7/27 - 8/1: 13th Youth Leadership Forum for High School Students with Disabilities. Applications to attend are due June 6, 2014. Click here for more info.
August 2014
8/5 - 6: 6th Annual Starting Strong P-3 Institute - Kennewick. Registration begins in April. Click here for more info.
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Resource Links now on the Arc website in the Resource Library.
Click here to access the links.
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"Just as a man cannot live without dreams, he cannot live without hope. If dreams reflect the past then hope summons the future."
- Elie Wiesel
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