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Parent Mentors Ease Path For Newly Diagnosed

 

 

About two hours after Melissa Thomason gave birth to her son Welles, she and her husband learned their baby had the chromosomal abnormality known as Down syndrome. "I remember sitting in the hospital room and having a lot of uncertainty about what that diagnosis meant for us, what it meant for him." She wished she could talk to someone who had the same experience. To read more click here.

  

Connect with other parents through our Parent-to-Parent program.  

Promoting Social Communication in Toddlers
 

Juniper Gardens Children's Project is conducting a study to promote social communication in toddlers with autism spectrum disorders. The study will assess effects of a parent-mediated intervention delivered over 32 weeks.  Control group participants will receive intervention materials for self-study, along with three home-based intervention sessions on how to use them, at the end of the 32-week period.  Participants from both groups may access other services of their choosing, including Early Intervention Services

 

If you are interested in learning more about this study, please call Stacia Mitchell at 913-321-3143 or email at [email protected] 

 

For Those With Autism, Hospitals May Be Ideal Training Ground

  

Like many young adults with autism, Jason Bathurst faces a rugged job market when he graduates from high school this week. His chances got a boost this year because he traded his senior year in school for one at Bon Secours Maryview Medical Center.

 

There, he crafted a resume and a PowerPoint presentation about himself. He learned elevator etiquette and how to stock supplies, transport people by wheelchair and make deliveries throughout the hospital. To learn more about this opportunity read more here

 

To see when training opportunities are in your area check out our FEAT conferences.

Financing Your Child's Healthcare

 
Caring for a child with special health care needs can be financially overwhelming. If your family lacks adequate health insurance coverage, or has no insurance at all, the resources listed below may help with your 
child's health care costs.
  • Medicaid
  • Medicare
  • State Children's Health Insurance Program (S-CHIP)
  • Social Security
  • Other Health Care Services
  • Other Financial Supports
To read more information about resources to support families visit our Family to Family page.

Frequently Asked Question

"Can parents demand a member of the IEP team be

excluded?"

 
 
No. A parent does not have a right to exclude a team member from an IEP meetings.

 

You should not make demands. If you make demands, you set the stage for a battle you cannot win. Other members of the team will have less respect for you and your concerns. To read more click here.

Contact Us 

All toll free numbers are for Kansas parents & education advocates.

 

Garden City Parent Center

(620) 276-6364 or (888) 820-6364
(913) 287-1970 or (877) 499-5369
(800) 499-9443
Topeka Parent Center                        

(785) 233-4777 or (800) 264-6343   

Wichita Administrative Center

(316) 945-7747 or (888) 815-6364

Wichita Parent Center           

(316) 945-7747 or (888) 815-6364

 www.familiestogetherinc.org 

 

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This Week's 
Featured Partner
 

  

KU 

 

 

 

Juniper Gardens Children's Project (JGCP) began in the mid-1960s when residents of Northeast Kansas City, Kansas, joined with KU faculty to address concerns about child development in a low-income community.

 

Their goal, and the mission of the JGCP, is to improve area children's developmental and educational experiences and thus, their academic and social achievements.

 

 



 

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Serving Kansas families and their sons and daughters for more than 30 years. 

 

Families Together, Inc. is the statewide organization that assists parents and their sons and daughters with disabilities. Our program's mission is to encourage, educate, and empower families to be effective advocates for their children.

 

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