Monthly Support Group Meeting

Moderator: Lauren Tobing-Puente
Location: Watch Me Grow 361 East 19th Street (between First and Second Avenues)

Lauren Tobing-Puente, Ph.D has generously volunteered her time to moderate our support group. She is a licensed psychologist and has extensive experience working with children with ASD and their families. Dr. Tobing-Puente is currently the Clinical Coordinator at the Rebecca School and also maintains a private practice in NYC where she provides Floortime, play therapy, consultation, services, and evaluations. Since space is limited for the support group sessions, Please RSVP to: NAAvigators@naanyc.org You will receive a confirmation email. We send out a monthly reminder. Please remember to RSVP each month. Meetings generally take place on the first Thursday of each month, from 7:15pm to 8:45 pm at Watch Me Grow. While we make every effort to adhere to this schedule, please understand that there may be times when the moderator needs to reschedule a meeting. If this occurs, we will post any changes to our website and notify directly (by email) those who have already sent us an RSVP for that meeting. If you would like more information, please visit our website at: www.naanyc.org For information on Dr. Tobing-Puente's services, please visit her website

SUPPORT GROUP

Dr. Lauren Tobing-Puente

NAA Support Group sessions are held on the first Thursday of the month. Our first NAA Support Group, held in October 2009, turned out to be a huge success. We had a wonderful group of ladies. There were moms from all five boroughs that had all different age children. We were really able to listen and support each other. It was also very easy to take something away from each conversation, even if it were not an issue that each of you were impacted by. The moderator, Dr. Lauren Tobing-Puente, was so warm and encouraging. It almost felt like we were just a bunch of women getting together in someone's living room talking about important things that relate to our children and our family. Many of the mom's expressed an interest in coming back to the support group next month. We are also looking forward to the new parents and caregivers that will join us at future meetings. Overall, its a great way to get out, meet and connect with parents facing the same challenges as you.

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Dara Berger