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Families who have children with autism face serious and ongoing challenges for organizing family resources (time, finances, and education.) These challenges can exhaust couples, putting incredible stress on marriages. We will meet weekly to discuss how to better care for yourselves and your marriage so you can be effective loving parents. Learn how to reduce stress and increase your coping skills.

Groups for couples will be held in Los Angeles and Orange County beginning in early September. The LA group is funded by TACA and the OC group is funded by the OC Regional Center. There is no cost to TACA families.

Los Angeles

• Group begins January 2009
• Location: 864 So. Robertson, LA (between Wilshire and Olympic) near Cedars Sinai Medical Center
• Group size is limited to five couples and will meet six times.
• Registration: Please contact Susan Gonzales 310-770-5009 for more information and to register.

Orange County

• Group begins November 17, 2008
• Dates and times will be arranged
• Location: Irvine, California at the corner of MacArthur Blvd & Jamboree Road, adjacent to the 73 freeway.
• Group size is limited to five couples and will meet eight times.
• Registration: Please contact Susan Gonzales, LCSW, 310-770-5009 or Karen Cladis, LMFT for more information and to register.

Important Notes

• TACA began this couples group in Orange County due to funding received and professionals with experience with autism. Due to previous funding and group reports, additional funding has become available allowing us to expand.
• Couples will be asked for a commitment to attend the six weeks (LA group), eight weeks (Orange County) of sessions and to complete questionnaires prior to and after the completion of sessions.
• Each couple will meet prior to first session with group leaders to discuss
  their goals.
• First come, first serve - please sign up as soon as possible before availability is gone.
• You must be a TACA member and have a child with autism to apply for this program.
• Couples are required to attend together to qualify.
• No shows on the first date of counseling will lose their spot in the program to the first people on the wait list.
• No changes on meeting dates or times can be made - sorry.  Please check your schedule before committing to this program.

Special thanks to TACA's anonymous sponsor for helping us start this important program.