Educational Session Set for Parents, Guardians of Children with Autism

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – Potential Development will host an educational session for parents and guardians of children with autism ages 2½ to 6.

The free Autism Early Childhood Support Session will be held from 8:30 to 11 a.m. June 25 at the Holiday Inn in Boardman, 7410 South Avenue.

Speaker Tiffany Carson, a licensed independent social worker from Potential Development, will discuss fun and interactive strategies to engage children with autism.

The session will include breakfast, which will begin at 8:30 a.m. Attendees also will have a chance to win several Giant Eagle gift cards.

Attendees do not have to be affiliated with Potential Development to attend, but registration is required by June 17. Email [email protected].

“Potential Development is happy to extend the invitation to this educational session to all parents of young children with autism, regardless of their affiliation with our school,” said Crissi Jenkins, chief growth officer at Potential Development. “It takes a community to raise children, and we are pleased to harness the resources of The Penner Family Endowment to offer this valuable resource to all families.”

Published by The Business Journal, Youngstown, Ohio.