| A Circle of Support for a child with Autism or the | | | | make the time to do it. It will also give parents an |
| parent of that child is one of the most neglected | | | | outlet for some of the concerns they will have |
| areas. It is not surprising that this is true. It will | | | | now and later. |
| also not be surprising that a Circle of Support can | | | | If you are aware of some of the work by |
| become an integral part of the answer to our | | | | Stephen Covey you will be able to see a Circle of |
| children's long term well being. | | | | Support like a critical but not urgent part of our |
| Between doctor's appointments, therapy, | | | | lives. Many of the other things in our life are |
| meetings at school, evaluations, and just plain | | | | urgent but not critical and get too much of our |
| keeping our children alive, time is one of the things | | | | attention. |
| we have little of. Forget the fact that parents | | | | I am not saying it is easy. In some way we have |
| have to work, buy groceries, pay bills, and maybe | | | | to be able to take care of the critical and not |
| sleep. | | | | urgent things so they do not become a crisis. |
| On the other hand finding time for a Circle of | | | | When children with Autism are young it is easy to |
| Support is like trying to do long range planning. | | | | ignore this area. It can become a crisis when our |
| Everything will go much smoother if parents can | | | | children get older. |