Ethiopian and Eritrean Special Needs Community (EESNC)

Ethiopian Eritrean Special Needs Community is a non profit organization whose mission is linking a support group of parents, educators, and professionals in the DMV community to provide support, education, and guidance to families raising children with special needs so they can become effective advocates for their children.

While we officially became an organization in January 2019, the support group that started it all was formed in 2016 by the mom of a boy with Autism.  What started out as one small support group has
now grown to a monthly support group meetings and quarterly workshops, an active community via our Facebook and Viber, and other activities and outreach in support of the DMV special needs community.

The meetings are to families with kids of all ages. While the kids play, the parents will have
space to share our trials and tribulations, as well as our joys and triumphs in parenting our children with special needs.

የውስጥዎን የሚረዳዎ ይፈልጋሉ?

የኢትዮጲያዊያን እና የኤርትራዊያን ኦቲዝም ማህበር አለንልዎት ::

Looking for support with autism?

EESNC is operated by volunteer parents of children with autism and professionals. All of our services are offered at no cost, including our support groups, social activities, and email/phone support.

If you would like to join us please contact, us at eesncdmv@gmail.com or (301-201-6244)

“Anything Is possible! If I can do it, so can you!”

-Dani Bowman

Current Events

Caregivers Skill Training(CST)

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An Inclusive Social Event

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Cultural Arts

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                                                    Monthly Meetings

Virtual Parents Cafe

እራሳችንን እና ልጆቻችንን ለስኬታማ የትምህርት አመት ማዘጋጀት የወላጅ ካፌ ነፃ ነው ። ልዩ ፍላጎት
ያላቸውን ልጆች ወላጆች በሙሉ እንቀበላለን።በዚህ ቡድን ውስጥ በተለያዩ ርዕሰች ላይ ከፍርድ ነጻ የሆነ ውይይት እናደርጋለን ።

Parent Cafes are a way to network with her parents in a guided and
meaningful conversation about what matters most: Our families and what we can do to keep
us strong and stay strong.

Date: April 4th, 2024

Time: 7:30pm – 9:30pm

Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88154590702pwd=ZFZRN1RHbFc0THBONjBHU25VMml3QT09

Meeting ID: 851 3726 7944

Meeting Passcode: 036448

EESNC Walk

Date:  April 20th, 2024

Time:  8:30am – 12:00 pm

Location:  Viers Mill Park, 4425 Garrett park road, Silver Spring , MD 20906

Special Education and IEP Q & A   

EESNC invites you to join Azeb Ataro and Azeb Araya on

Every Second Tuesday of the month from 7:30pm – 8:30pm

ወላጆች ስለ ልዩ ትምህርት አገልግሎታቸው እና IEP ጥያቄዎቻቸው/ስጋቶቻቸው የሚለዋወጡበት ቦታ ነው።

Date: April 9th, 2024

Time: 7:30pm-8:30pm

Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84324205808?pwd=RkE5SVhUOUF6c1NJZHluVWF3WVl6Zz09

Meeting ID: 843 2420 5808

Passcode: 342063

EESNC Parent to Parent Conversation

Parenting can be very rewarding, but it can also be very
challenging at times. It can make you feel overwhelmed, confused and isolated.

A great way to meet other parents for emotional and practical
support and make friends with other parents within your community.

Date: April 16th, 2024

Time: 7:00pm – 8:00pm

Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87481177324?pwd=OS9yc3Vkakt5MjhIVFJvV1dQdWIydz09

Meeting ID: 874 81177324

Meeting Passcode: 815590


ABA Q & A with BCBAs

EESNC invites you to join Selam and Yodit on Every
fourth Tuesday of the month from 8:30Pm – 930pm.

ወላጆች ስለ ABA አገልግሎታቸው እና የባህሪ ተግዳሮቶቻቸውን በተመለከተ
ጥያቄዎቻቸውን/ስጋቶቻቸውን የሚለዋወጡበት ቦታ ነው።

Date: April 23rd, 2024

Time: 8:30pm – 9:30pm

Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88154590702pwd=ZFZRN1RHbFc0THBONjBHU25VMml3QT09

Meeting ID: 881 5459 0702

Meeting
Passcode:
962533

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Learn More

Board of Directors (Lt
to RT Azeb Ataro, Alpha Tessema, Bert Bayou, Hiwot Sereke, Azeb Araya, and Betel Nadew)
Annual Autism awareness Walk


Learn More

Autism in the Ethiopian/Eritrean
Community – Azeb Ataro Interview with Tsinat Institute

(Part-1)

(Part-2)

Early Signs of Autism (in Tigrigna)