A child’s autism diagnosis affects every member of the family in different ways. This caretaker section provides information on Support Groups, Sibling information, Emergency respite, Iowa Disability Resources, Parent Education Resources and helpful awareness letters to provide relatives.

Sibling Support:

• Siblings
• Sibling Perspectives: Guidelines for Parents

Care Giver Workshops

• Parent education workshops - contact info
  Lisa Kemmerer, Ph.D., BCBA
  Autism Center Coordinator
  University of Iowa Children's Hospital
  Child Psychiatry/Center for Disabilities and Development
  319-467-5658
  lisa-kemmerer@uiowa.edu

 Caregiver Supports

• Free Parent Packet to Download from Autism Society of Iowa
• Asperger/PDD-NOS   "Letter to Grandparents"
• Autism Holiday Letter to Relatives
• Autism Summer Program Information
  • Summer Programs 2012
  • Autism Society of Iowa Chapter Summer Program
  • Easter Seals
• APP 'Sound Advice' videos
  • American Academy of Pediatrics Autism
  • Audio Interview with MDs
• Caregiver stress
  • Caregiver Stress
  • Early Access – Iowa Programs
  • Emergency Respite Coalition
  • Governors Developmental Disability Council: Frequently used Resources
• Support Groups 
  1. Autism Society of America  
  2. Autism Society Iowa Chapter
     • Iowa Support Groups
     • PDF Listing of Iowa Support Groups
  3. Autism Speaks
     • Family Support Tool Kits
  4. NAMI North Iowa 
  5. Cedar Valley Autism Parent Support Group
• Knowledge Path