Contact

Stephanie Birkdale
Asperger/Autism Network 
stephanie.birkdale@aane.org 
617 383-3824 x32 

When

Third Tuesday of each month,
beginning October 17, 2017
6:30-8:00 PM

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Where

North Star Educational Services 
288 Route 101
Ste 101
Bedford, NH, 03110 

 
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3rd Tuesdays Support Group for
Parents of Adults
in Bedford, NH

This parent of adult support group is designed for parents of adult children, who have completed high school and who are 19 years or older. Through this support group, parents can build an ongoing connection with a small community of other parents. AANE parent of adult support groups also give parents an opportunity to voice their concerns and frustrations. It also lets them acknowledge hard-won and unexpected victories.

The group will be moderated by Jennifer DeSanctis-Narby. Jennifer, a native New Yorker, moved to New Hampshire several years ago and loves it.  She started at AANE as LifeMAP coach in 2014 and has facilitated our Bedford NH parent of adult support group since 2015.  Coaching LifeMap clients and leading parent groups is her passion. She says, “it’s a pleasure spreading the word of AANE’s fine work throughout NH, and I’m proud to be part of such a great team.  My LifeMap clients and the parents I work with teach me so much! They are eager to learn, are open to trying new things, and light up when goals big and small are met.”  Jennifer believes her work at AANE is by far the most rewarding job she has ever held.  She is constantly amazed by parents’ commitment to their child’s future, but she also recognizes that this commitment can be all-consuming and draining.  She has a motto, “What else can go right?”  She believes this “attitude adjustment” can yield great results -- once you begin to focus on what is going right in your life, significant positive changes can occur.

 


All meetings will be held at North Star Education Services in Bedford, NH. We will meet monthly for 6 months on the third Tuesday of each month from 6:30-8:00 p.m.

  • October 17
  • November 21
  • December 19
  • January 16
  • February 20
  • March 20

Common topics of discussion are:

  • Now that your child is an adult, how do you parent without power?

  • How do you keep the lines of communication open?

  • How can you help your child find and sustain employment or live independently?

  • How to get your adult child expand his or her social network?

  • What local providers, programs, and services have other parents used and what were the results?

  • How have other parents tapped into health, income, housing and other benefits?

Group members need to register in advance and membership is limited to 12 individuals. Members must be parents or other adult family members of an adult with Asperger’s or a related profile. Registration is $90 for the first participant and $45 for additional members of the same family.  These support groups are not subsidized by a grant and are self-funding.  Financial waivers or discounts are limited.

Contact Michele Cantara (michele.cantara@aane.org) for more information.