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leeza213 posted:
I just found out that my youngest child was diagnosed with Austism he is in the spectrum.It was hard to hear as a parent he does well when not in school he is 8 years old but he is not on a second grade level. Any advise for me. Homework is such a struggle with him. I live in South Florida looking for support groups any suggestions is greatly appreciated. Thank You Lisa
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Wpooh27 responded:
I dont know if ya'll will have this up in Florida or not but i know down here in Tennessee we have class especially for kids with Autism, the reason i know this my best friends little girl has autism and she is a school teacher so she study how to teach children with autism and is know over one of those programs here in tennessee.


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