Date: 8 February 2025, Saturday
Time: 10:00am
Register here to get the Zoom link: zoom registration
The deadline for registration is 7 February 2025, Friday at 12nn.
The deadline for registration is 7 February 2025, Friday at 12nn.
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| Family Support Group Poster |
ASPs family support group sessions bring together parents, siblings, and other family members to talk about their journey in living with autism. Participants share their experiences and draw enlightenment and strength from others going through the same challenges.
The Autism Society Philippines -- together with this month's host, ASP Taytay -- welcomes members and non-members, bound by a common experience that is autism. We aspire to educate, empower, and inspire to help build an Autism-OK Philippines.
IMPORTANT: Send us an email via autismphils@gmail.com if you have not received your Zoom credentials by 7 February 2025 Friday at 1pm. Please do not share your link — only one device per name shall be accepted.
Our Moderators:
Maria Joyla Ofrecia empowers families in the care and instruction of children and youth on the autism spectrum, as a valuable resource to the ASP Early Detection and Early Intervention Program, ASP Education Committee, and the ASP HOMEpowerment Program. She organized and mentored the ASP chapters towards good governance and sustainability as the ASP MM- Rizal Cluster Head.
Her eldest is Juris, a young man on the autism spectrum. She has been a hands-on mother and for almost 16 years, has been implementing home intervention programs along with other center-based interventions not just for her own son but also for other children on the spectrum.
Gemma Cruz-Calixihan or (“Mommy Gemma”) is the ASP Taytay Chapter President since 2018 but has been a member of the ASP since 2006. Mommy Gemma is happily married with two children, both girls. She took an MA in Special Education at UP Diliman in 2016. She retired from her corporate job in 2023 and is now a full-time mom.
Firstborn child Gabrielle is now 23 years old. She was diagnosed with autism at the age of 3, intellectual disability at the age of 12, and epilepsy at the age of 17. She is nonverbal and has a manifestation of aggressive behavior. Having a child on the spectrum is a lifetime commitment and a long-term challenge.
Her eldest is Juris, a young man on the autism spectrum. She has been a hands-on mother and for almost 16 years, has been implementing home intervention programs along with other center-based interventions not just for her own son but also for other children on the spectrum.
Gemma Cruz-Calixihan or (“Mommy Gemma”) is the ASP Taytay Chapter President since 2018 but has been a member of the ASP since 2006. Mommy Gemma is happily married with two children, both girls. She took an MA in Special Education at UP Diliman in 2016. She retired from her corporate job in 2023 and is now a full-time mom.
Firstborn child Gabrielle is now 23 years old. She was diagnosed with autism at the age of 3, intellectual disability at the age of 12, and epilepsy at the age of 17. She is nonverbal and has a manifestation of aggressive behavior. Having a child on the spectrum is a lifetime commitment and a long-term challenge.
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