Autism Speaks Sibshops this Sunday last call

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 Please share with other families: 

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About Autism Speaks Sibling Workshops

Autism Speaks offers a peer support, educational and recreational program for

siblings ages 8 – 12 who have a brother or sister with autism. The monthly

two-hour sessions provide a mix of hands-on educational and recreational

activities, along with the opportunity to share common experiences, joys,

concerns and how to handle situations typically encountered by siblings.

Workshops are offered in three-month sessions: fall, winter and spring. Each

two-hour workshop takes place on the second Sunday of the month (Oct 9th, Nov

13th and Dec 11th) from 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. at Fifth Third Bank, located at

10759 W. 159th Street in Orland Park, IL. The fee for each three-month session

is $50, and fees can be pro-rated with advance notice.

About the Facilitator

Workshops are facilitated by Tara Conley, whois currently an Individual Service

Coordinator (ISC) with Service of Will, Grundy, and Kankakee Counties. Tara has

a MA in Psychology of Human Development and has worked with people with

developmental disabilities for twenty-one years. Tara has been a member of the

SibNet listserv since 1997 and has been a moderator for SibKids since 2002. In

2004 Tara started the listserv AdultSibsNet, modeled after SibNet but for adult

siblings in Illinois. Tara co-founded Family Sibday for the families whose

children attend Sibshops. Additionally, Tara serves on the Sibling Support

Project’s Advisory Committee and is a member of the Sibling Leadership

Network. She also serves on UIC’s Consumer Advisory/LEND committee and is an

Arc of IL board member. In 2007 she worked with other sibs in Illinois to create

the nonprofit SIBS (Supporting Illinois Brothers and Sisters). Having a brother

with significant disabilities

has motivated Tara to dedicate much of her time to the enhancement of services

to people with disabilities in Illinois and their families

Please check out my Birthday wish!!   

http://wishes.causes.com/wishes/342979? 

 Tara Conley

www.sibsnetwork.org

Resources:

 AdultSIBSNet listserv:  AdultSibsNet/

  Face book group SIBS Network:

http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/group.php?gid=9209702292

  Face book cause Supporting IL Brothers and Sisters: 

http://apps.facebook.com/causes/118226?m=63ef53bf

 

Please help me raise money for SIBS by searching the Internet

with www.isearchigive.com/SIBSand when shopping on line go to

www.igive.com/SIBS