Adaptations

Family Support Services

Adaptations offers a wide variety of services for parents, siblings and other relatives that enhance a family's capacity to care for an adult family member with a disability.

Support Group

An ongoing support group is geared toward the needs and role of parents of high functioning adult children with learning disabilities or on the autistic spectrum. Adaptations members may face many important issues such as employment, socialization, supported or semi-supported living and all the complications surrounding financial decisions. Learn how parents in similar situations are working through these and other challenges.

Topics covered but not limited to:

• Importance of emotional support for family members
• Knowing when to let go and when to intervene
• Making decisions so your child can flourish

Adaptations Parent Support Group

2010

This group will provide an opportunity for parents of Adaptations members to come together in a small group format to share resources, problem solve, gain support from each other and build community. Parents of young adults face issues and concerns related to the independent activities of daily life and the future goals of their adult children. These concerns will be addressed with experienced support group facilitators. Dr. Wendy Kamaiko-Solano, a psychotherapist with a private practice on the Upper West Side and Hannah Kaplan-Cohen, is a life coach and parenting expert working with young adults and families. For additional information, please contact Hannah at 646.505.3460 or email her at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

9 Mondays: Sept 20, Oct 4 & 18, Nov 1, 15 & 29, Dec 13, Jan 10 & 24

Section 1: 5:45-7:15pm or, Section 2: 7:30-9pm, $225/$270

Parents are talking about the Parent Support Groups:

"I have been a participant of the parents' group since 2008. The sessions have been a wonderful way to share our parenting experiences. Hannah Cohen's insights and suggestions as well as those of the other parents have been invaluable and inspiring. As a group, we have been able to start some new initiatives and feel connected. The Adaptations' programs for our adult children are terrific and attract people from Westchester, Brooklyn and Queens."

"The support group means a lot to me. We are a group of accomplished mothers who still struggle with our adult children as they try to attain as much independence and fulfillment as possible. We have all shared our frustrations and successes with each other. It is a continuing process--hopefully moving in the direction toward growth and stability for them. We are there for all the sorrows and joys both with those children and in for most of us, with our other children and grandchildren. Also the challenge is to keep the wonderful and productive other parts of our lives going forward."

Lectures

In addition to an ongoing support group, a series of lectures are presented covering topics such as housing options, special needs trust and estate planning, government entitlements, sexuality and employment.

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