Wednesday, October 16, 2024

Episode #12: Support for Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Down Syndrome, and other Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities

Are you a parent of a child with autism or another intellectual or developmental disability? Do you know what resources are in your community and available to help support your child? In today’s episode, Tonya is speaking with Jennifer Pfaltzgraff, the executive director of the Arc of the Triangle in Raleigh, NC about the types of services they offer individuals with autism, cerebral palsy, Down Syndrome, and other intellectual and developmental disabilities. Jennifer’s son has cerebral palsy, and she talks about some of her experiences as a parent of a child with cerebral palsy and how that led her to become involved with her local Arc chapter. Connect with Us: https://linktr.ee/waterprairie Support this channel: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/waterprairie  Music Used: “LazyDay” by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Artist: http://audionautix.com/

(The Arc of the Triangle)


(The Arc of the Triangle)

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Show Notes:

Support for Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Down Syndrome, and other Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities

Are you a parent of a child with autism or another intellectual or developmental disability? Do you know what resources are in your community and available to help support your child?

In today’s episode, Tonya is speaking with Jennifer Pfaltzgraff, the executive director of the Arc of the Triangle in Raleigh, NC about the types of services they offer individuals with autism, cerebral palsy, Down Syndrome, and other intellectual and developmental disabilities. Jennifer’s son has cerebral palsy, and she talks about some of her experiences as a parent of a child with cerebral palsy and how that led her to become involved with her local Arc chapter.



The Arc of the Triangle Contact Information:



Connect with Us: https://linktr.ee/waterprairie

Support this channel: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/waterprairie



Music Used: “LazyDay” by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Artist: http://audionautix.com/

Tonya Wollum

Tonya

Tonya Wollum is a disability advocate and host of the Water Prairie Chronicles podcast which connects special needs parents with resources to help them navigate parenting a child with a disability. She is the mother of 2 college-age children who have each grown up with a disability. That experience, along with a background in education, led her to create the Water Prairie Chronicles to help share what she has learned with parents of younger children to help them know how to advocate for their children.

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