Category Archives: Meetings & Support Groups

2025-2026 SurveyYOU INSPIRE US! The SEPAC SOMA team is hard at work planning our 2025-2026 meetings, and the more we know about YOU, the better we are able to support our amazing community of families! ► Have you taken our 2025-2026 Survey yet?! We’d love your input on topics, meetings, communication preferences and volunteer opportunities.Continue reading “Survey: 2025-2025 Parent Input, September 2025”

SEPTEMBERCUP CHATS: Conversation, Connection & CommunityBack to School can be an exciting fresh start and a welcome return to structure, but it can also be a stressful transition for students (and their families). We get it. We really do. We hope you’ll join us for the first SEPAC SOMA Cup Chat of the school year. Our informal,Continue reading “Meetup: Cup Chat, Sept 2025”

JUNE 2025: LAST MEETING OF THE YEAR!Join us for one of our favorite get-togethers of the year … our annual Dope, Nope & Hope meeting where we review how this school year went and look ahead to summer and next fall. But the school year isn’t quite over … we have one last bit ofContinue reading “Meeting: End-of-Year Meetup, June 2025”

MAY 2025: MENTAL HEALTH & SPECIAL EDUCATIONLet’s Talk Meds … A parent- and caregiver-only virtual gathering to talk about medications for mental health and other learning and thinking differences such as ADHD and neurodiverse populations. We’ll chat about safety, efficacy, and use for managing and preventing symptoms. Moderated by fellow SOMSD parents Dina Roskin, MA,Continue reading “Meetup: Mental Health & Special Education, May 2025”

APRIL 2025: PARENT WORKSHOP – Neurodiversity AcceptanceApril is Autism Acceptance Month! This in-person Parent Workshop, geared toward PreK-5th, is all about neurodiversity: the idea that we all think, move, process information, and communicate differently, including people with autism, ADHD, dyslexia, dyspraxia, and dyscalculia diagnoses. Join us to learn more about autism, how to be neurodiversityContinue reading “Workshop: Neurodiversity Acceptance, April 2025”

APRIL 2025: CUP CHAT – Executive Functioning SkillsStaying organized, keeping track of assignments, planning ahead … we consistently hear from parents that Executive Functioning is an enormous challenge for kids with disabilities. Join us for our April Cup Chat to share your experiences, vent your frustrations, and ask questions. Executive Functioning Coach (and local mom)Continue reading “Meetup: Cup Chat – Executive Functioning, April 2025”

APRIL 2025: TRANSITIONS – 6th Grade & 9th GradeStarting 6th or 9th Grade means big changes! A larger school, more teachers, multiple classes, keeping track of grades and assignments, how support and services fit into the day … a new environment raises so many questions. Join SEPAC SOMA to talk transitions for tweens and teensContinue reading “Meeting: Transitions – 6th & 9th Grade, April 2025”