Kaitlin's Hideout Branches Out to Help More Children, Families
The first Asperger social skills group will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 16 at Kaitlin's Hideout in Glen Ellyn.
Since opening Kaitlin’s Hideout, a center offering support for children and families with autism, Lisa Kelly has learned many things about autism. The main things are that no two children are alike and parents cannot get enough support. Soon, the center will begin offering support to more families throughout the area, adding a teen/tween Asperger social skills group. Kelly, whose daughter Kaitlin has been diagnosed with autism, opened the center in June 2011 to provide a place for children to play without fear of judgment from others and for parents to meet and offer support. “Kids can play and be themselves and not be stared at and not be ridiculed,” Kelly said. “People will come and say, 'I never thought this would happen to me.' … …
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Lisa Kelly
10:33 pm on Monday, February 18, 2013
Thanks so much Sandra! We just LOVE Mike, he is the most adorable, kind and polite "little angel", always a "ray of sunshine" in our day!:) more ›