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About Family Soup
At Family SOUP we are dedicated to supporting, encouraging and providing information and facilitated referral to help families with children with special needs navigate complex service systems. We offer a variety of programs for parents/caregivers and children. We strongly believe in the power of parent to parent support and the role of parents as their child’s best advocate.
The Family SOUP mission is to empower families of children with special needs through support and education to reach their full potential as members of the community.
Please call or contact us by e-mail if you are interested in our services or would just like to talk to another parent.
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Founding Story
Adrienne, a former board member for Family SOUP since 2018, is honored to be the Executive Director. Her respect for Family SOUP as an organization started with her own experience as a mother of a child with special needs. Seeing first-hand the importance of early intervention, parent-to-parent support, resources, and education, she developed a passion for helping children with special needs and their families, wanting to ensure that they never had to go through this journey alone. She is also the managing founder of the local YS Walk-N-Roll, volunteering with families of children with special needs since 2017
1650 Sierra Ave. Suite 106, CA, 95993
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Frequently Asked Questions
The simple answer is: whenever you’re ready. You are your child’s greatest advocate and protector. It’s okay if you don’t have all the answers, or aren’t able to perfectly explain everything. You can still educate those around you about your child’s autism when you have the energy to do so. Check out our complete guide for examples and tips.
Teach and practice calming strategies with your child. Helping your child learn how to manage their emotions and reactions is very important. Teach your child different ways they can calm down and relax, such as:
- Deep breathing, counting to 10, using sensory toys (like squishy balls or putty), going for a walk, listening to music
- Build "relaxation time" into their normal routines and schedules
- Practice these when your child is happy and calm so that later, when they’re highly stressed, they can access these skills
For more expert tips, check out our meltdowns guide.
Equine therapy as an industry is a form of therapy that involves working with horses to help individuals with disabilities and mental health issues. It can help build strength, balance, and coordination. Equine therapy can also help kids develop better emotional regulation, higher self-confidence, and more independence.
Check out our Equine Therapy article for more details.
Equine therapy is recommended for many people with PTSD, anxiety, depression, ADHD, and autism.
“Early Intervention” might be the provider’s way of describing services that they provide to babies or young children. However, it might also indicate that the provider is a vendor for your state’s publicly funded program. This means the services with this provider might be covered by your state!
The first step in accessing these free services from your state is to get an evaluation. The evaluation will help the state determine what services your child qualifies for, if any. You can find your state’s local EI program by clicking here.
When you contact your local center, say “I have concerns about my child’s development and I would like to have my child evaluated to find out if they are eligible for early intervention services.” They will ask screening questions and arrange for an evaluation, which is provided for free.