Welcome to FOHFAK!
  Families Of High Functioning Autistic Kids!
Families helping families!

We are the families (Moms, Dads, Siblings, Grandparents, Aunts, Uncles and Cousins) of children that have been diagnosed with either Pervasive Developmental Disorder or Asperger's Syndrome.

We meet on the 2^nd Wednesday of every month in the Capital District area of New York State.

Please contact Janice Craft at 518-477-2972 or e-mail me at fohfak@familyautism.com for more information.

I formed this group in September of 1999 with the purpose of finding just 2 or 3 other families that had a child like mine.  I had no idea that there were so many of us out there!  Our membership roster now stands at over 40 families and growing!

At our meetings, we compare notes, stories, failures and our many, many successes with our kids.  Other parents are our best sources of information.  We have been in every situation you can imagine.  If someone has a problem, someone else will have an idea on how to solve that problem.  That is what parent support is all about!

Guest Speakers in the past have included a Nutritionist, a Behaviorist, an ABA Specialist, Service Co-coordinators, an MSC parent educator, experts in the field of Laws and Regulations for Special Education children.

We also had an attorney and two financial planners come in and explain to us Special Needs Trust Funds and how to fund them.
Many of these speakers have offered their services and expertise again and will be coming back again during the coming year.