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Services & Support
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"Special Needs"
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The
Deer Valley School District has provided "free" forums on Autism,
Asperger's, Pervasive Developmental Delay (PDD) , and the educational
challenges those students and families face. |
For more information contact : Wanda Gray #623-445-3322
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Local parental support group for Autism |
http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/ArizonaValleyAutismSupport1/
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Men's Meet Up ( group for guys that have someone in their life affected
by autism...dads, grandpas, adult brothers etc....to socialize & discuss
life with autism in it) |
Contact: Jason Geroux #480-748-8620
jgeroux@insight.com
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Banner Thunderbird Hospital
holding support group for families
with special needs: |
Meets every other month on 3rd Saturday
10:00 AM - Noon
#602-865-4731
#602-340-8717
www.autismcenter.org
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Melmed Center offers
resources, guidance, and monthly workshops related to developmental, behavioral, and
learning challenges
Support/Education Group
meets every 4th Thursday
of every month (7:00-8:00pm) |
#480-443-0050
www.melmedcenter.com
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Raising Special
Kids
offers parent-to-parent emotional support
for families with
"special needs" children. Visit their
website to find dates regarding regularily
scheduled workshops covering topics such as
creating an IEP , conferences, and Arizona events
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#602-242-4366
www.raisingspecialkids.org
Summer Programs
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Desert Therapies Inc: Occupational & Speech therapy summer
programs for kids having Autism, ADHD, developmental delays, learning
disabilities, speech delays. Groups will focus on sensory integration,
articulation, feeding, communication & socialization skills. Also offering
home-based therapies for OT & Speech for the months of June & July
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deserttherapies@cox.net #623-362-3414
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Whispering Hope Ranch
(camp for children with special needs such as
Autism, developmental disabilities, Down Syndrome, epilepsy, cerebral palsy,
diabetes and more! Located in Payson, Arizona & incorporates
animal-assisted activities) Registration beginning January 2005.
www.whisperinghoperanch.org #928-478-0339
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Scribble 2 Script (Camp to improve writing skills) 13402 N.
Scottsdale Rd....future
plans for locations in Arrowhead and Gilbert.
www.scribble2script.com #602-485-1400
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Deer Valley Community Center (fun activities & sports for toddlers -
adults) storytime, art, letter & number sense, let's pretend, how does my
garden grow, bugs galore, music, dance, shapes & colors, puppets, drama,
basketball, fencing, karate, tumbling, and more! |
#602-495-3735
http://phoenix.gov/PRL/dvcc.html

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