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  • Charting My Course: Leading the Way in IEPs- Family Matters

    Join us for an empowering, interactive session designed to equip educators, families, and students with strategies and tools to support student-led IEP meetings. This webinar explores how using Charting the LifeCourse tools can promote student voice, build self-advocacy skills, and shift the IEP process from adult-led to student-centered.

    This webinar is ideal for:
    Special educators, transition coordinators, family advocates, related service providers, and middle-to-high school students with IEPs.

  • !RECHARGE! – Parents of Special Needs Individuals Support Group through Connections for Special Parents (CSP)

    CSP Center 613 Cook Street, Royston, GA

    !RECHARGE! - Parents of Special Needs Individuals Support Group through Connections for Special Parents (CSP)

    Topic: Topic: Preparing for the new school year

    Date: Thursday, July 17, 2025

    Time: 6:00pm

    Location: CSP Center, 613 Cook Street, Royston, GA

    Please RSVP at this link https://forms.gle/kPvEc9NQJqyRTC8J8

    For questions, please email cspnega@gmail.com or call 706-436-6756

    This group meets the third Thursday of every month. Food, camaraderie and a topic will be discussed. If you have ideas for topics you'd like to see covered, just let us know!

  • Recurring

    Support Group for Autistic Parents

    This is a Support Group for autistic adults who are parents. As an autistic individual, parenting brings with it a multitude of unique experiences and challenges. That’s why we’re here! Together we can share lived experiences and offer support to one another so we can grow and succeed in parenthood. Whether your child is arriving soon, a toddler, in high school, or an adult themselves, parents of all genders are welcome.

    $100

  • Community Connection Session for Parents/Families

    This event is to help parents with an Autistic child. If you’re unsure how to provide structure with kids out of school, need some self-care, or if you’re feeling isolated from other adults and the community, drop into our community support sessions to connect with other parents. Sessions will be facilitated by AANE’s Individual and Family Services staff who know firsthand the need to maintain a balance for ourselves and our children when life brings the unexpected.

    Free

  • Art Night for Autistic Adults

    Artspace Macon 2378 Ingleside Ave, Macon, GA

    CGA and Artspace Macon welcome our Autistic adults community for an evening of summer fun! Create your own summer art. Join a conversation, or hangout with your headphones, whatever works best for you!

    You'll have the option to create a beach-inspired painting or collage—choose a pre-drawn design on canvas or paint freely on a blank one. No experience needed, just come ready to create!

    This event is free for up to 20 participants, thanks to the support of Central Georgia Autism. Space is limited—please register to reserve your spot. This Art Night is for Adults only.

    Free
  • Recurring

    FSU Book Club

    Please join us for a 4-week book study reading through Dr. Temple Grandin’s The Loving Push. We will be discussing the book, what skills are needed to be a successful and happy adult, and how we think about moving our children towards a sense of independence. This is geared toward parents of children ages 12 through adulthood.

    Free
  • Recurring

    Support Group for Parents of Young Children (<12)

    This group is designed for parents and other adult family members of young Autistic children under the age of 12. This group is limited to 16 participants or caregivers to connect with one another and share information.

    $180

  • Understanding Supported Decision-Making

    -Learn about the principles of supported decision-making and how it is used as an alternative to guardianship
    -Discuss the roles and responsibilities of both the young adult and the support team
    -Hear first hand from a individual using Supported Decision-Making in their every day life.

  • Recurring

    Support Group for Autistic Parents

    This is a Support Group for autistic adults who are parents. As an autistic individual, parenting brings with it a multitude of unique experiences and challenges. That’s why we’re here! Together we can share lived experiences and offer support to one another so we can grow and succeed in parenthood. Whether your child is arriving soon, a toddler, in high school, or an adult themselves, parents of all genders are welcome.

    $100

  • Peachtree City Share Group

    Support Groups also called Share Groups are the backbone of FOCUS, the first program ever offered. Share Groups meet monthly (September to May) in several different locations around metro Atlanta so parents can meet other parents and share tips, fears, and joys. Parent volunteers facilitate the groups, keeping them positive, constructive, and uplifting.

    Free
  • Recurring

    FSU Book Club

    Please join us for a 4-week book study reading through Dr. Temple Grandin’s The Loving Push. We will be discussing the book, what skills are needed to be a successful and happy adult, and how we think about moving our children towards a sense of independence. This is geared toward parents of children ages 12 through adulthood.

    Free

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