A.S.C.E.N.D.-ER's May Meeting

[Guest guest]

A.S.C.E.N.D.-ER (Autism Spectrum Community Efforts and New Directions,

Exceptional Resources) announces our May 2006 meeting. This month our

speakers will be Sebastian, a young man with Asperger's Syndrome; his

mother ; and his teacher for the last 3 1/2 years, Dave ,

Director of The Community School (formerly known as The Lionheart School).

The Community School is a program for adolescents with developmental

challenges. , and Dave will discuss their individual and shared

experiences learning to identify the issues in a challenging child and

finding appropriate services, including educational programs. has

reached a point of wonderful self-reflectiveness about his own history and

his ongoing challenges. His experience offers both insight and hope to

parents struggling to understand and address their own children's issues.

and Dave will discuss their efforts as parents, advocates and

professionals. For an extended timeline, please visit our website at

http://www.ascend-er.com.

This informative meeting will take place on May 6th from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00

p.m. Our meeting will be held at Parkway Presbyterian Church, located at

5830 Bethelview Road, Cumming, GA. If you are in need of directions or more

information, please call 678-300-8687 or e-mail us at info@....

Daigle

A.S.C.E.N.D.-ER, Inc.

Communications Chair and Parent Liaison