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AADD Resources - Support Group for Parents of
Children with AD/HD
Web: http://www.addresources.org/adhd_meetings_parents_eastside.php
Contact: Janie Carlin - 206-230-9071 or jscarlin@juno.com
Meets: 2nd Monday of each month, Mercer Island Fire Station, 3030 78th
Avenue SE
Mercer Island, WA 98040
ADHD/ADD Support Group
Web: http://www.nwchadd.org/branches/seattle.html
Contact: NW CHADD at Hatch7@wport.com
or (206) 622-2127
Info: Support group for families and individuals living with ADD/ADHD
Meets: The first Wednesday of each month, 7:00pm to 8:30pm at Seattle
Mental Health conference room, 1600 East Olive, Seattle.
Asperger/High Functioning Autism
& PDD/NOS Parent Support Group (Shoreline)
Contact: shorelineasgroup@hotmail.com
Info: Group meets on the first Thursday of each month from 6:30pm to
8:30pm. Meetings are at the Fircrest Campus Activities Bldg, 15th Ave
NE/155th NE, Shoreline.
AspergersNW
Support Group
Location: Seattle Children's Home, 2142 10th Ave. W., Seattle
Contact: Karen Roe
Phone: (206) 782-2232
E-mail:
MasterCoachKaren@KarenRoe.com
Web:
http://www.aspergersnw.org/support.htm
Info: Informal and structured meetings to share experiences, learn new
things, receive guest speakers and support each other. These meetings are
FREE and open to all the public. Parents, caregivers, educators, healthcare
professionals and friends of Asperger/HFA/PDD children and young adults, are
welcome and encouraged to attend.
Meets: 6:30-8:30 p.m. Dates vary. See web site or call for
meeting dates.
Central Area ADHD Parent Support
Group
Location: Call for meeting locations
Contact: Seattle Special Education Advisory and Advocacy Council, seattleseaac@yahoo.com
or (206) 252-0759
Info: Support group for families with children with ADHD .
Meets: Call for meeting times.
Des Moines Autism Educational/Support Group
Location: Des
Moines Fire Station, 2238 s 223rd St
Contact: Rhonda Mate and Tami Graham
E-mail: bossmate@aol.com
Info: This Group is to bring together parents, family, professionals and others to focus on issues relating to Autism.
Meets: Third Thursday of every month (October through May, excluding December
and January)
Down Syndrome Community (Greater
Puget Sound Area)
Web:
http://www.downsyndromecommunity.org/
Mailing address:
10415 180th St. SE,
Snohomish, WA 98296
Contacts:
Snohomish: (425) 487-9648 (Kirk and Ramona Jullet)
Bellevue: (425) 643-3768 (Lynne Chittinden)
N. Seattle: (206) 783-3852 (Betsy McAlister)
S. Seattle: (206) 241-0353 (Linda Michael)
Federal Way: (253) 839-2374 (Jodi Reimer)
Info: A support group aimed toward a sharing & nurturing climate where
every human being is recognized, their strengths appreciated, and their
accomplishments respected and valued. Networking opportunities.
Family-oriented monthly meetings with child care provided. Specifically
geared towards people involved with Down Syndrome, but others are always
welcome.
Eastside Parents/Caregivers Asperger
Information Exchange
Web: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/eastsideasg/
Contact: Jane Orens (206) 766-2253 or email janeorens@mindspring.com
Info: Contact for meeting times, locations and events.
Epilepsy Foundation
Northwest
2311 N. 45th St., #134
Seattle, WA, 98103-8721
Phone: (206) 547-4551
Toll-free: (800) 752-3509
E-mail: mail@epilepsywa.org
Web:
http://www.epilepsyfoundation.org/local/northwest/groups.cfm
Info: Education and discussion groups for adults with epilepsy. Support group
for parents/caregivers of children with epilepsy. Advocacy and educational
resource for people effected by epilepsy and their families and caregivers.
Father's Network Support Group
Location: Kindering Center in Bellevue
Contact: James May, (425) 747-4004, extension 4286 or Sam Jones (206)
784-1483 , email
pastorsamjones@comcast.net ,
or Jack Baker at (206) 322-5391
Web: http://www.fathersnetwork.org
summer activities. Contact James May or Jack Baker for schedule and
details.
Info: The Fathers Network (FN) provides support and resources for all men
and their families who have children with special needs. The FN promotes fathers
as crucially important people in their children's and families' lives.
Meets: Meetings take place twice a month from September through June.
Federal Way Asperger Parent Support
Group
Contact: Please call Jill at (253) 661-6336 or email
djmcor3943@msn.com for location and
program information.
Info: This group meets the third Wednesday of the month, 7-8:30pm
Hydrocephalus
Support Group
Location: Swedish/Providence campus (Seattle)
Contact: Diana Pozzi (206) 282-6107
Info: Offering moral and peer support to those living with hydrocephalus,
their families and friends.
Meets: Third Saturday of every month.
King County Parent Coalition
Location: Bellevue Highland Center, 14224 Bel-Red Road, Bellevue
Mailing Address
The Arc of King County
233 Sixth Avenue North
Seattle, WA 98109
Contact: Margaret Lee Thompson
Phone: (206) 364-6337 ext. 152
Fax: (206) 364-8384
E-mail: mlthompson@arcofkingcounty.org
Web: http://www.arcofkingcounty.org/programs/parentcoalition/
Info: The
King County Parent Coalition is a group of concerned parents, guardians, and
family members who have come together to take action for members of their family
who have developmental disabilities. The Parent Coalition is composed of
representatives from parent groups and school districts in King County.
Parent groups can be formal or very informal. New representatives are
always welcome. We appreciate members who represent all ages,
disabilities, and ethnic backgrounds.
Meets: Second Tuesday of each month, 7-8:45 p.m. (Eastside); Varies
(Tukwila)
Location: Bellevue Highland Center (Eastside meeting); WISE (Tukwila
meeting - see www.theinitiative.ws for
directions)
Mother's Circle Support Group
Contact: Call (425) 747-4004 for more information.
Info: Mother's Circle is a support group for moms of special needs
children (all ages) that meets at Kindering Center in Bellevue,
16120 NE 8th St.
Meets: Every other Wednesday evening, 6:30-8pm. Childcare is available for
a $5 donation.
NAMI
Eastside
National Alliance for the Mentally Ill
16315 NE 87th Street, Suite B1
Redmond, WA 98052
Phone: (425) 885 6264
Web: http://www.nami-eastside.org
Info: Support, education and advocacy for family/caregivers of people with
mental illness. Activities calendar and membership information
on-line.
Family Support Group
Meets: First Wednesday of every month
Location: Overlake Hospital Campus, Bldg. 103
Contact: Julie: (425) 837-8632, aljulie@cnw.com
or Sue: (425) 455-4236, richardandsue61@msn.com
Family Support Group
Meets: Second Tuesday of Every Month
Location: Congregational Church in Kirkland
Contact: Susan Rynas: (425) 467-1180
or Bri Wiechmann: (425) 747-2813, briewie2001@yahoo.com
Parent
to Parent (King County) Support Groups
Mailing Address
The Arc of King County
10550 Lake City Way NE
Suite A
Seattle, WA 98107
Contact: Jodi Reimer
Phone: (206) 364-6337 ext. 121
Fax: (206) 364-8140
E-mail: reimeroo@aol.com
Web: http://www.arcofkingcounty.org/programs/p2p/index.html
Info: Support group for parents of children with all types of special
needs.
Meets: Call for meeting locations and times.
Parents of Children with Bipolar
Disorder Support Group
Web: http://www.geocities.com/eastsidebpgroup/
Info: Provides a supportive environment for parents of bipolar
children, to share ideas, information and resources, find support and friendship
and empower themselves to become advocates for their children and other children
with mental illness.
Meets: Bi-monthly
Location: Lake Washington School District Resource Center in Kirkland
Contact: Robin Rodney robinrodney@hotmail.com
, Tre Herzog sewingtre@yahoo.com or
Julie Boulter julieboulter@hotmail.com
Resource Support Group for families
that have Children/Youth with Serious Emotional Disturbance.
Contact: Sherry Axson, (253) 876-3454, e-mail saxson@valleycities.org
Info: Families/Caregivers are encouraged to attend the Resource Support Group if
you need resources that will help bring creative solutions to difficult
circumstances no matter what they may be, in the community where you live!
Meets: 1st Wednesday of Every Month - Greater Maple Valley Community Center,
22010 S.E. 248TH Street Maple Valley, WA. 98038-6067, from 11:00 TO 12:30;
3rd Saturday of Every month - Federal Way Regional Library, 34200 1st Way S.,
Federal Way, WA. 98023 from 11:00 TO 12:30 (please call to verify Saturday group
meetings are scheduled as to space availability; Last Tuesday of every month -
Valley Cities Counseling & Consultation Building, 2704 “I” St. N.E. Auburn, WA.
98002, from 11:00 TO 12:30
Seattle Asperger Parent Support
Group
c/o Alliance for Education
509 Olive Way, Suit 220,
Seattle, WA 98101
Contact: Helen Powell, MS . (206) 568-7634, e-mail seattleaspergers@yahoo.com
Info: Contact for meeting times, dates, locations and topics.
Shoreline Asperger, High Functioning
Autism and PDD/NOS Parent Support Group
Contact: shorelineasgroup@hotmail.com
Info: Meets on the first Thursday of each month from 6:30pm to 8:30pm.
Meetings are at the Fircrest Campus Activities Bldg, 15th Ave NE/155th NE,
Shoreline.
St. Joseph's Ministry for Families
with Special Needs Children monthly parent support group
Contact: Nancy Uding at (206) 364-2533 or
uding@comcast.net for more information.
Location St. Joseph's Parish Center, 732 18th Ave East, Seattle.
Meets: Every third Thursday, 7-9pm,
SIBSHOPS
CHMC-CH-70
4800 Sand Point Way NE
Seattle, WA 98105
Contact: Don Meyer
Phone: (206) 526-2100 ext. 1829
E-mail: donmeyer@siblingsupport.org
Web: http://www.seattlechildrens.org/parents/special/sibshops.htm
Info: Part of the Sibling Support Project sponsored by The Arc of the
United States. Support for siblings of children with special health and
developmental needs. The Sibshop model mixes information and discussion
activities with new games (designed to be unique, off-beat, and appealing to a
wide ability range), and special guests. Dates and times vary--call for
details.
Meets: Varies. Contact for meeting dates and times.
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