10/17/2024
Seattle-area adoption friends, please check out this fantastic offering from AFFGS!
AFFGS 2024-25 EDUCATIONAL EVENT SERIES
Let’s talk about Adoption, School, and Learning!
Adopted kids are 3x more likely than kids born to their families to have learning challenges - some research suggests that up to half of them have diagnosed “disabilities.”
Come join the AFFGS Community this school year in a 3 part educational series to learn more about:
• navigating the school systems and supports in Washington State
• the developmental effects of early drug exposure as well as subtle symptoms of fetal alcohol spectrum that can have profound effects on learning
• an interactive workshop with a local play therapist to learn more about how to both support your kids at home and get your own needs met for more effective and connected parenting
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Sunday November 3, 2024 2-4pm
Working with Schools
What can you do to make sure your child is getting the support they need at school?
Arik Korman, AFFGS Dad and CEO of League of Education Voters Foundation, starts off our AFFGS Educational Series. He will address why adopted kids are more likely to need educational supports, offer LOTS of information about how parents can advocate and access those supports (and what to do when schools/staff aren't complying), and share his specific story about advocating for his son.
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Location: University District
University Prebetarian Church
4540 15th Ave NE, Seattle, WA 98105..
Add it to your calendar and save the date! Registration link will be posted as soon as BrownPaperTickets finalizes it.
General public
$20 per individual
$30 for a family (2+ adults)
Member
$10 per individual
$15 for a family (2+ adults)
Join AFFGS today ($40) to receive member pricing
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Sunday in early February, exact day TBD
What’s going on with YOUR child?
Behavior and school struggles: Considering symptoms of prenatal exposures and getting help
Wonderland Child & Family Services supports children with developmental delays, disabilities, and prenatal substance abuse. They will talk about prenatal exposures to both drugs and alcohol, what to be looking out for as kids get older, and how it affects children’s overall development.
Some experts are suggesting that up to 80% of adopted children experienced some level of prenatal alcohol exposure, and that even a small amount can have lifelong impacts. Unrecognized and untreated symptoms from fetal alcohol spectrum can increase learning struggles, behavior challenges, and make both school and family life extra hard.
We as adoptive parents are educated about the large scale impacts of prenatal exposures. And, if your child is struggling with learning issues or behavior challenges, taking a peek into the subtle effects of mild alcohol exposure may be the key to helping you understand and support your child. Please join us for this important conversation.
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Sunday in early May, exact day TBD
What can you do at home?
How to address challenging behaviors, help your child grow, and get your own needs met!
Priya Saaral is a local therapist who does play therapy with kids and consults with parents. She will talk big picture about ways we can support our kids at home, how we as parents also need support and community, and offer a few experiential tools that we can practice in the workshop and parents can talk home to use. Priya is compassionate, engaging, and full of great tools. You’ll learn some great techniques and maybe even have some FUN along the way!
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Put Arik's presentation on your calendar and buy tickets today!
What can you do to make sure your adopted child is getting the support they need at school?
