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Hi Elaine (and ),

You asked:

<<Is there anything similar for special needs, and not autism specific?

Tia, Elaine>>

In the region of Den Haag (the Hague) there is a support group for

parents of children with any handicap . It is called the Hague support

group and is run by a friend of mine. They organise coffee mornings and

children with many different issues meet (whether it is physical

handicap or ADHD, ADD, or anything really). If you are interested, you

can contact Nathalie: panat@...

I am not sure what else is available in english .There are also a lot

of dutch support groups who accept english speakers.

The AAOF (Autism Association) is represented in Den Haag, Amsterdam and

Rotterdam (I am the Secretary of this association). We do coffee

mornings in these locations and try to link up people. Since there is

nothing in Amsterdam , we also invite over parents of children with

other issues to our associations... Some families are sooooo lonely out

there!

Was it you who were considering coming to the Netherlands. You

can contact me privatly and if you give me more details about your

future location (and child) I might be able to give you a bit of an

idea about what is available...don't (not yet!!!).

I am actually working on a group for this association... will

let you know when it is out.

Do not hesitate to contact me if you need more information

Veronique

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