About Our Membership

“Ask Questions and Interact with Autism Therapists Inside Our Member’s Forum Plus Get Access to Tons of Helpful Articles, Videos, Audios and Much More!”

Dear Parent or Caregiver of a Child with Autism:

Do you ever have questions about Autism, Asperger’s Syndrome or other Pervasive Development Disorders? Do you ever need help with an issue related to behavior problems, social skills, learning skills, living skills, speech and communication skills or other daily Autism-related parenting challenges?

If so, you may benefit from our membership. My Autism Network was developed to give parents a place to ask questions, get answers and interact with real Autism experts and other families in similar situations.

In addition, we also provide tons of extra helpful resources including in-depth articles, audio expert diaries, instructional videos, templates plus downloadable books and guides.

You can take a test drive of our our membership right now by signing up for our 21-Day FREE Trial membership!

Sign up right now and check everything out for three full weeks. If you like your membership, you can keep your membership for just $9.95 per month. That’s less than 33 cents a day!

In a few paragraphs, you will find links to some sample content on our site so you can see what to expect from a membership.

A LITTLE ABOUT US

Before we go any further, we would like to take a moment here and introduce ourselves. We are co-owners of an in-home therapy company that specializes in Autism and Asperger’s. Kelli Waganer is a speech language pathologist and Tara Warwick is an occupational therapist. We work day-in and day-out with children with Autism and Asperger’s. We also facilitate and participate in various training programs and seminars related to Autism and Asperger’s throughout the country. This is our life and our passion.

Because of our experience, we know that everyday life is hard when you have a child or children with Autism or Asperger Syndrome. That’s actually putting it too lightly. It is beyond hard. There may not be a word in the English dictionary that can adequately paint a picture of the difficulty parents and caregivers face day-in and day-out managing households, running errands and earning a living while also caring for a child with Autism or Asperger Syndrome.

Parents of typical children have no idea what you face. The day you found out that your child had Autism, your life changed forever. It’s now a constant uphill struggle in which many people face heartache, financial stress, marital problems, concerns about their children’s future, drastic changes to their social lives and a general feeling of no balance in their lives.

Everyday, we help families work through these problems to regain a sense of balance and learn how to manage their child’s programs. We do this by working hands-on with the children and their families in their own environment.

One disappointment we face in our regular jobs is that we only get to work with a small number of families affected by Autism and Asperger Syndrome.

In an attempt to help even more people achieve positive results, we decided to create My Autism Network. The goal of this one-of-a-kind membership is to give parents a place to ask questions, get help and interact with Autism experts and other families in similar situations. Click here to join now!

“NO PARENT CHOOSES AUTISM…IT CHOOSES YOU!”

Your life’s current road may not be the one you imagined, but it is the road you are on. Instead of letting Autism or Asperger Syndrome take over your life, we want to help you take charge and regain control of your family, your life, plus your child’s treatments and therapies.

Our goal is to give you a place to ask questions and get help plus we want to teach you the skills, strategies and techniques that can help keep your family together while also teaching your child important life skills. We want to help you build and manage your own network of experts, medical professionals and educators who can help your child achieve results in his or her own community.

As a member of My Autism Network you will receive real-world, valuable content each month which we will deliver in the form of downloadable reports, website articles, research briefs, audio and video trainings, support examples, downloadable templates and much more. You will be able to use this information to improve your child’s quality of life by helping him or her learn important life and socialization skills.

In addition, you will become part of our Expert Forum where you can interact with Autism experts, medical professionals and other parents in similar situations as you. This is the true power of our membership. You will have access to your own online Autism Network where you can get help from experts, get support from fellow parents and socialize with new friends. This is your online Autism Network. You will not find another resource like this on the planet today…

MEMBERSHIP SAMPLES

Many of our members have commented that they would have joined our community sooner if they had the chance to review some of our great content before they paid a monthly fee. We are excited to now offer a few samples of our content for you to review. Below you will find free samples of our unique, member’s only content:

1. Communicating With Schools (Audio) – In this audio, Kelli gives some tips for how to communicate with teachers, counselors and school administrators during difficult situations at school.
2. Unexpected Outbursts and Asperger’s (Audio) - In this audio, Kelli talks about a child with Asperger’s who had a meltdown when his parent’s least expected it and she provided some ideas for how parents can handle and prevent these types of situations.
3. Getting Your Family Onboard (Article) - In this article, Tara gives some ideas on how you can get your extended family to understand and support your family after you have received your Autism or Asperger’s diagnosis.
4. Autism Eating Challenges (Forum Discussion) – In this forum post, you will learn about one parent’s frustration over her child’s overeating habits and Tara’s suggestions for how to handle the situation.
5. Handling Disputes with Teachers (Forum Discussion) - In this forum post, one parent discusses her dispute with her child’s school teacher and both Kelli and Tara offer suggestions for handling the dispute.

These are just a few of examples of the type of content and help we provide to our members. Do you think you could benefit from our membership?

“THERE ARE NO VACATIONS FROM AUTISM”

• Raising a child with Autism or Asperger Syndrome can feel like life is in slow motion. You do not get any breaks and it may seem like everyday you face the same challenges:

• The tantrums, meltdowns and screaming fits your child throws at home, at the grocery store, at a restaurant, at the doctor’s office and just about everywhere else you go.

• The stares, eye-rolls and unsolicited comments or suggestions you and your family must endure from other people who judge your ability to control your child or think you must be abusive since he or she is acting out so much.

• The overall stress of managing and making decisions regarding treatments, therapy sessions, doctors’ appointments, school trips, support groups and other things related to Autism or Asperger Syndrome.

• The guilt you feel about the sacrifices your other children, your spouse or other loved ones must endure because so much of your time and energy are focused on Autism or Asperger Syndrome.

• The financial burden placed on you and your family to provide the best quality treatments and therapies for your child.

• The constant fear that you face day-in and day-out that your child is going to get away from you and run out into the street or wander away and get lost.

• The fear of answering the telephone when your child is at school or daycare because you think it could be the principal or teacher calling to tell you your child has to go home again due to an outburst, tantrum or worse.

• The gut wrenching pain that you feel each day because you do not know what to do to help your child, how to teach your child and your concerns about your child’s future well being.

• The complete exhaustion and fatigue you face each and every day by caring for and managing your family.

In our professional jobs as a speech therapist and an occupational therapist, it seems like just about every new parent we meet can associate with most, if not all, of the situations listed above. Most parents enter the world of Autism the same way.

It all starts in a doctor’s office. Your doctor or another healthcare professional tells you that your child has been diagnosed with Autism or Asperger Syndrome. You are given a few brochures about it and maybe given some ideas of what to do next.

Over the next few months and years after a child has been diagnosed with Autism, many parents will seek help and guidance from their family doctor, other doctors (specialists), therapists, school counselors, teachers, administrators, support group leaders, other parents, family members and more. This often leads to a feeling of confusion, loss of control and depression.

When we meet parents in this situation, we always start by telling them…

“YOU ARE THE EXPERT IN YOUR CHILD’S LIFE”

It is important for you to understand this fact. No matter a person’s qualifications, whether he or she is a medical expert, an educational expert or an Autism expert, this does not mean that he or she is an expert on your child.

No one knows your child like you do. You are the expert in your child’s life and you must become the leader of your child’s Autism network.

At My Autism Network we will work with you through our forums to help you gain control of your child’s programs, treatments, education and therapies.

We certainly do not intend to imply that experienced medical and educational professionals cannot provide your family with wonderful guidance and assistance in programming. They most definitely do and should play a vital role in your child’s Autism Network.

Ultimately though, it is you that will have the final say in determining the right road for your child and for your family.

“THE RIGHT TOOLS TO MANAGE YOUR AUTISM NETWORK”

If you are still unclear about what My Autism Network is and how it this one-of-a-kind membership can help you gain control and learn how to manage your child’s network of Autism professionals and treatments, let us show you.

As a member of our site, you will get access to the following information each month:

• Exclusive Access to Our Expert Forums. Through our member’s only forum, you will have the ability to ask us your questions, get help and advice from fellow parents, talk about Autism or Asperger-related topics, socialize with other like-minded individuals and build your very own online Autism Support Network. Join now and ask your questions or share your stories!

• Real World Helpful How-to Reports. These reports will cover topics every parent of a child with Autism or Asperger Syndrome may face such as toilet training, handling challenging behaviors, traveling with Autism, understanding IEPs, standardized assessments, therapy options, crisis management, Autism and the holidays, Autism and outings, preparing for outbursts, trying new foods, teaching strategies, smearing feces, vaccines and Autism, sexual education, car safety, common myths, financial tips, marriage and relationship advice and much more!

• Member’s Only Audio & Video Training Materials. We will create videos only available to members of our site that will teach, demonstrate and inform you. Some of these videos will be of training we provide in our regular jobs as therapists while other videos will be screen capture videos showing you how to use certain templates, forms and other materials available to you as a member of My Autism Network.

• Downloadable Audio Diaries. We will provide audio diaries from our daily jobs as therapists helping and training families just like you. We will carry along audio recorders and dictate interesting stories and helpful tips and then post them in the member’s area. You can then download these to your computer or to an iPod (or other MP3 players) and listen to them on the go.

• Member’s Only Audio Newsletters. We will provide audio newsletters (podcasts) where we will discuss topics of interest, news stories, member questions and much more. These will also be downloadable to your computer or iPod.

• Exclusive Expert Articles and Research Briefs. These articles and research briefs will be provided only to members of My Autism Network. These articles will be in response to requests directly from our members. Medical, educational and Autism specific experts will write these articles.

• Downloadable Templates, Worksheets & Forms. We will develop useful and helpful templates and other forms for you to use in managing your child’s programs and your Autism Network.

• Weekly Updates of Autism/Asperger Syndrome in the News. Our staff will stay on top of the latest news, magazine articles, research and other information related to Autism or Asperger Syndrome. We will post information about these releases plus links to the original material so you can read them for yourself.

• Plus Much, Much More!

You get free access for 21 days to everything listed above, then just $29.95 $9.95 a month if you choose to keep your membership. That’s about $1 a day 33 cents a day!

If this outstanding offer sounds like something you might be interested in, click the buy now image below to start your 21-Day FREE trial offer. Then, if you decide to keep your membership after the free trial, you will be locked in at our Charter member price of just $9.95 per month for the life span of your membership.