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Parent to Parent of Pennsylvania

Parent to Parent of Pennsylvania Parent to Parent of Pennsylvania connects families of children with disabilities or special needs on They are the lifeline of the program.

Established in 1996, Parent to Parent of PA is a statewide agency that links families of children with disabilities or special needs for the purposes of support and information. Our regional offices are located throughout the state of Pennsylvania. Requests for matches can be made via phone, email, or our website. Based on your individual needs, we will link you to a volunteer peer supporter. The

y have experienced the joys and challenges of living with individuals with a disability or special need. Currently, we have 1,365 ready to share their stories. The Tuscarora Intermediate Unit reserves the right to remove comments or posts to its social media sites, and will notify the individual responsible for the posting, when such comments or posts are viewed as abusive, inappropriate, offensive, or of a harassing or threatening nature, including, but not limited to, comments or posts that are or contain:

1. Commercial solicitations.

2. Factually inaccurate, erroneous, or libelous information.

3. Any vulgarity or obscenity or abusive or sexually explicit language.

4. Any pornographic, obscene, or sexually explicit material or other visual depictions.

5. Any links to unknown, unapproved, offensive or inappropriate websites or web pages.

6. Personal attacks of any kind, including posts that easily identify students, staff or others in defamatory or abusive terms.

7. Political support or opposition to any candidate, political measure, or ballot question.

8. Offensive comments that target or disparage any group or person.

9. Violations of Intermediate Unit policy.

10. SPAM, that is, repeatedly posting the same comment or comments that simply advertise or promote a service or product. 11. Discussions not related to the Intermediate Unit or its programs.

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What's next after your child has been diagnosed with autism?Autism Speaks will help you in your journey at our free webi...
12/05/2022

What's next after your child has been diagnosed with autism?

Autism Speaks will help you in your journey at our free webinar:



New Diagnosis and Timely Interventions
Thursday, December 8, 2022
12:00 pm ET

Register Now
https://autismspeaks.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_tKNOl5R6T6iN6jON27n2UQ?_cldee=BA0KQur0a_04gmtPZPQDvNiKZbNGmoD7QRt3y-ioDjTrWbwSulsV7RCz9LFC1zD3&recipientid=contact-917d541466e84bdd83545fcb0583f596-0528851204ef44e5bb2365cbaec95b79&esid=240b4a38-ec61-ed11-9122-00155dcc35d1

Topics we will discuss:



Strategies on how to navigate a new autism diagnosis.

State services and local agencies and how to access these supports within your community.

Tools and resources available through Autism Speaks.


Who Should Come? This event is open to parents, caregivers, service providers, professionals, policymakers, and all other autism allies.

Registration is required. Once registered, you will receive a confirmation email with details to join via Zoom.



For questions or to request accommodation, please email [email protected]



We look forward to welcoming you into our community and sharing more at https://www.autismspeaks.org/

Our technology team will be performing network upgrades on Friday 11/18 that will result in temporary outages to the P2P...
11/18/2022

Our technology team will be performing network upgrades on Friday 11/18 that will result in temporary outages to the P2P of PA website. These upgrades will begin at 7:00pm EST and last into the early hours of Saturday morning. Should you have difficulty accessing our site, please check back after the specified times. Thanks!

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Virtual Family Leadership Institute: Winter 2023Apply to PEAL's Virtual Winter 2023 Virtual Family Leadership InstituteP...
11/16/2022

Virtual Family Leadership Institute: Winter 2023
Apply to PEAL's Virtual Winter 2023 Virtual Family Leadership Institute

PEAL is excited to announce our Winter 2023 Virtual Family Leadership Institute (FLI)! Join us to enhance your advocacy and leadership skills! PEAL's FLI will help parents and caregivers of children and young people with disabilities and special healthcare needs to develop an understanding of healthcare, education, and disability policies. Tools will be used to increase the impact of your voice to promote change beneficial to children, young people, and families across Pennsylvania.

Virtual sessions will be held on Zoom every Tuesday evening, from 5:00-6:30 pm, for 7 weeks between January 10th and February 21st, 2023. PEAL's FLI is offered at no cost to families by the PEAL Center and our partners.
Participants MUST COMMIT to attending all live virtual sessions, in addition to completing "Learning On Your Own" (LOYO) assignments in between.

Applications are due December 9th, 2022

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/VirtualFLI2023

Please join us in welcoming Sarah Holland as the new Director of  Parent to Parent of PA!
11/08/2022
Parent to Parent of PA Welcomes a New Director

Please join us in welcoming Sarah Holland as the new Director of Parent to Parent of PA!

A program of the Tuscarora Intermediate Unit, an EOE Funded by the PA Department of Education and The PA Department of Human Services, Office of Child Development and Early Learning, (OCDEL) An Alliance Member of P2P USA 

C2P2 will be accepting applications for 2023 sessions until 12/4/2022.  Don't miss this opportunity to learn more about ...
11/02/2022
C2P2 2023

C2P2 will be accepting applications for 2023 sessions until 12/4/2022. Don't miss this opportunity to learn more about disability leadership and advocacy.

C2P2 2023 application available below. ← Back to main C2P2 page Competence and Confidence: Partners in Policymaking—C2P2 2023 Learn to work...

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A supportive Trick or Treat experience!
10/26/2022

A supportive Trick or Treat experience!

Here at the Abington Community Library for Kids until 1:00 today. Come by and check out the disability resource fair!
10/22/2022

Here at the Abington Community Library for Kids until 1:00 today. Come by and check out the disability resource fair!

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Hello Friends in the Autism Community,Hope all is well.  Now that Millersville University’s Office of Visual & Performin...
10/18/2022
LEONARDO Social Story Draft REV logo and art (2).pdf

Hello Friends in the Autism Community,

Hope all is well. Now that Millersville University’s Office of Visual & Performing Arts is returning to live in-person entertainments, we dearly want to resume our SENSORY-FRIENDLY performances and are glad to provide FREE tickets to families with kids living with autism or other sensory sensitivities.

The first of these opportunities is our opening Family Fun Fest performance – LEONARDO! A WONDERFUL SHOW ABOUT A TERRIBLE MONSTER this Saturday afternoon, Oct. 22. I’ve talked to the performers, and they are more than happy to welcome an audience with young people on the spectrum and will make the few production accommodations necessary to assure their comfort. I’ve attached a draft of our Social Story that familiarizes kids with our venue, the show, and the procedures in place to assure their welcome. It also includes a link to a video trailer of the performance.

LEONARDO is an amazingly wonderful and innovative production by one of our very favorite American theater companies MANUAL CINEMA of Chicago. It’s based on the acclaimed children’s book by Mo Willems who worked with the company developing the piece at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. With hundreds of puppets, two-dimensional props, live actors and music, and live-feed cameras, this transformative experience unfolds the delightful story of a monster who tries so hard to be scary, but just…isn’t. (Perfect for the Halloween season!)

The performance starts at 1 p.m. but beginning at noon we have free creative hands-on activities for kids in our lobby, including free fidgets to bring into the auditorium and take home afterwards.

FREE tickets can be obtained simply by emailing me at [email protected] and letting me know how many are needed. They will be waiting at the Ware Center front desk (42 N. Prince Street, Lancaster, PA 17603) on Saturday. (Anyone wishing to purchase tickets instead - $12 for adults/$7 for kids – can do so at ARTSMU.COM or by calling 717-871-7600.)

With Appreciation & Best Wishes,

Barry

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rRr_774PtcuFJY1lBEEbVfms2Tb2M8Ah/view?usp=sharing

Behavioral Health Telehealth Services for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities or Autism (ID/A) Town HallNovember ...
10/17/2022

Behavioral Health Telehealth Services for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities or Autism (ID/A) Town Hall

November 7, 2022

6 PM – 8 PM

The Office of Developmental Programs (ODP) and the Office of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (OMHSAS) are hosting a Town Hall focused on Behavioral Health Telehealth Services for individuals with Intellectual Disabilities or Autism (ID/A).

The Town Hall will provide an overview of the Telehealth for ID/A project and opportunities for engagement, including details on future stakeholder focus groups. The meeting will also host breakout rooms to gather stakeholder feedback on the benefits and barriers of telehealth for individuals with ID/A.

This is an opportunity for you to assist the Commonwealth by providing feedback on how telehealth works for you or someone you care about and give suggestions for broadening and improving the service for the ID/A population.

We look forward to seeing you at the Town Hall. However, if you cannot make it, maybe you know someone else who can. Please feel free to forward this invitation to other interested parties. Please register for the meeting using the link below.

Register for the November 7, 2022 Town Hall

https://mmc.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMld-mqqz8oGNYFzLH932w2dIaguzLQD3VV

Note: If you are experiencing issues accessing the link, try right clicking the link, selecting “Copy Link” and pasting the link into your browser. If the problem persists, try a different browser.

Questions may be directed to Mercer Representative Kevin Tomlich at [email protected].

Thank you.

Registration for the Special Olympics winter sports season, including the Philadelphia bowling program, is open through ...
10/13/2022

Registration for the Special Olympics winter sports season, including the Philadelphia bowling program, is open through October 15th. All interested participants 8 years or older with an intellectual disability, cognitive delay, developmental disability or functional limitation are encouraged to join the team! Volunteer coaches are needed as well. There is no cost to participate.

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Last Opportunity for Family Members of children who receive Early Intervention Services. DEADLINE EXTENDED to Wednesday ...
09/09/2022

Last Opportunity for Family Members of children who receive Early Intervention Services. DEADLINE EXTENDED to Wednesday Sept. 14th to apply to Competence and Confidence Partners in Policymaking Early Intervention (C2P2 EI).

For more information: https://bit.ly/C2P2info

To apply: https://bit.ly/C2P2application

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Upcoming Next Steps Workshops CAR's Next Steps Workshop series for parents, professionals and autistic young adults are ...
08/26/2022
Next Steps for Families with a New Diagnosis

Upcoming Next Steps Workshops

CAR's Next Steps Workshop series for parents, professionals and autistic young adults are offered multiple times per year, in person and virtually, with content tailored to key milestones from early childhood through adulthood.

https://research.chop.edu/events/next-steps-for-families-with-a-new-diagnosis

This workshop is geared towards parents/caregivers of toddlers through elementary school-aged children who are newly diagnosed with ASD.

08/16/2022

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6340 Flank Drive, Ste 600
Harrisburg, PA
17112

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Established in 1996, Parent to Parent of PA is a statewide agency that links families of children with disabilities or special needs for the purposes of support and information. Our regional offices are located throughout the state of Pennsylvania. Requests for matches can be made via phone, email, or our website. Based on your individual needs, we will link you to a volunteer peer supporter. They are the lifeline of the program. They have experienced the joys and challenges of living with individuals with a disability or special need. Currently, we have 1,365 ready to share their stories.

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PEAL's Family Resource Specialist, Diane Perry, shares how connecting with other families through Parent to Parent of Pennsylvania has been invaluable to her, her son David, and her work in the disability community. Read about her experience below:
Come join the special event - tomorrow, Wednesday, May 19, 1:00ET where I will be host to Icylee Basketbill, Candy Nixon and Elissa Lewin from .
We will have a lively and informative discussion about the lives of parents of children who recognize that

Register now to join us tomorrow:
https://zoom.us/.../tJMtc--urD0jE9dZIyHleLckn_wB-som2kzy

After you register you will receive the link to come join us.

I'm looking forward to meeting you tomorrow.
Please join us tomorrow, Wednesday, May 19, 1:00 ET at - a Zoom Special Event hosted by . We will be joined by Icylee Basketbill, Candy Nixon and Elissa Lewin from .

Come share, learn, and connect with each other as a community of parents who understand that abilities outweigh disabilities.
You must register in advance: https://zoom.us/.../tJMtc--urD0jE9dZIyHleLckn_wB-som2kzy to receive the link to join us.
There’s still time left to register to attend the Northeast PA Regional Panel TOMORROW from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. ⬇️

Sign up here: http://bitly.ws/cqNt

Autism Collaborative Centers of Excellence Parent to Parent of Pennsylvania TIP Together It's Possible at Kirkridge Bradford/Sullivan County Developmental Disability/Autism Program Pennsylvania Autism Action Center Autism and Behavior Resources PEAL Center
Mark your calendars! The upcoming regional forum focusing on the Northeast PA region will be held on April 27 from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Panelists will continue the statewide discussion about overcoming challenges for those with autism involved with the justice system.

Sign up in advance here: http://bitly.ws/cqNt

Autism Collaborative Centers of Excellence Parent to Parent of Pennsylvania TIP Together It's Possible at Kirkridge Bradford/Sullivan County Developmental Disability/Autism Program Pennsylvania Autism Action Center Autism and Behavior Resources PEAL Center
UPCOMING: Focusing on Northeastern PA, the next regional forum will be held on Tues., April 27 from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Register now to be part of this important conversation: http://bitly.ws/cqNt

Autism Collaborative Centers of Excellence Parent to Parent of Pennsylvania TIP Together It's Possible at Kirkridge The Arc, Susquehanna Valley Bradford/Sullivan County Developmental Disability/Autism Program Friendship House Pennsylvania Autism Action Center S.A.F.E. Inc. Autism and Behavior Resources PEAL Center
Parent to Parent is an amazing organization linking families of children and adults with challenges, developmental delays, and special needs. Parent to Parent offers listening ears, experience, time, and a kind heart. to Parent of Pennsylvania






Hello everyone,
My colleague Kim Hager and I are interested in studying the experiences and barriers to accessing mental health services for families. For the purpose of our research, we intend to compare three groups – caregivers of children with one or more mental health conditions (including developmental diagnoses), caregivers of children with mental health conditions and common medical conditions, and caregivers of children with mental health conditions and rare diseases. Caregivers include biological parents, adoptive parents, foster parents, step-parents, guardians and kinship homes with children under the age of 18. The survey is nationwide and open to families who live anywhere within the United States. The hope is the survey results will assist mental health providers in tailoring services to meet families’ needs. The study was approved by the IRB and survey is anonymous. Please help us by filling out the survey and/or sharing it.
English survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/PQFSMVV
Spanish survey:https://es.surveymonkey.com/r/2DXD5TX
Thank you and we appreciate all your help.
Parents of children with special needs, please help us learn how employers can be more supportive of employed caregivers by completing a brief, 10-15-minute survey! Remember to share with others who might benefit from this study as well.

Follow this link to the survey:
https://ecu.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6hPAjYKJhAboA97
Parents of children with special needs, please help us learn how employers can be more supportive of employed caregivers by completing a brief, 10-15-minute survey! Remember to share with others who might benefit from this study as well.

Follow this link to the survey:
https://ecu.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6hPAjYKJhAboA97
Parents of children with special needs, please help us learn how employers can be more supportive of employed caregivers by completing a brief, 10-15-minute survey! Remember to share with others who might benefit from this study as well.

Follow this link to the survey:
https://ecu.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6hPAjYKJhAboA97
Hey Everyone, NEPA Inclusive, located in Pittston, PA, is hosting a series of Zoom Webinars explaining how SMART Technology (Amazon Alexa, Google Home etc.) can positively affect and improve the lives of people with disabilities!!!! Our next two webinars are on November 4th and November 12th!!! Sign up and share!!! Thank you!!!


Visit the link to sign up!!!

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