"The wonderful thing about finding a good support group isn't the stuff you actually say, it's all about the stuff you don't have to say. These people have walked in your shoes."

Men who have children with special needs (530) 621-3096
​Mothers of Special Needs Children (Placer County)
Special Moms with Special Kids (El Dorado County)
Women's support for special needs (Placer County)

DIAGNOSIS-RELATED SUPPORT GROUPS

​22Q11.2 Deletion Syndrome (also known as DiGeorge Syndrome or Velio Cardio Facial Syndrome)

• 22q11.2 Research Center & Clinic
• International 22q11.2 Foundation Inc. Northern California Family Support Group
• 22q Family Foundation​

​ADD/ADHD

• CHADD of Greater Sacramento

Adoption/Special Needs

• Capital Adoptive Families Alliance
  

African American

• Sankofa (formerly the African American Developmental Disabilities Alliance)

Apraxia/Dyspraxia

• Apraxia/Dyspraxia
  

Aspergers Syndrome

• California Autistic Self Advocates

Autism

• Families for Early Autism Treatment
• Grades Pre-K to 2nd in San Juan Unified School District
• ASD Community of El Dorado County

Autoimmune

• It-Takes-Guts

Bereavement

• Bereavement Outreach
• Children's Bereavement Art Group
• Compassionate Friends Sacramento Valley Chapter 1 and Sacramento Valley Chapter 2
• Sharing Parents
• (Nevada County) Bereavement 530-272-5739

Blind/Visually Impaired

• Society for the Blind
• Sierra Services for the Blind

Celiac Sprue Association

• dcraig101@hotmail.com
  

Cystic Fibrosis

• Cystic Fibrosis Support Group
  

Chinese

• ​Chinese American Developmental Disabilities Parent Support Group awqian@ucdavis.edu

Deaf-Blind

• Cope D-B: Coalition of Parents/Educators Deaf-Blind
  

Deaf-Hard of Hearing

• NorCal Center for Deafness
  

Down Syndrome

• Down Syndrome Information Alliance
• National Down Syndrome Coalition

Epilepsy

• Epilepsy Foundation of Northern California
  

Head Trauma

• Head Trauma Support Project
  

Heart Conditions

• Mended Little Hearts of Sacramento
  

Korean

One Mind Group: Korean American Parents Support Group for Their Children with Disabilities; Dr. EunMi Cho eunmicho@csus.edu

Mental Health / Mental Illness

• National Association for Mental Illness
• United Advocates for Children and Families
• My Ears to Hear (Placer County) 916-222-2797 cell/text; info@myears2hear.org

Muscular Dystrophy

• Muscular Dystrophy
• F.A.C.E.S. of Northern California a program of Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy

Russian

• Limitless Love

Siblings (Adult) of Persons with Disabilities

• Siblings (Adult) of persons with disabilities
  

Spanish

• Apoyo De Padres Para Padres: 916-703-0439 (Download Brochure)

Special Education

• Sacramento County ​Special Education Community Advisory Committee (CAC)
  • Elk Grove Unified School District   916-686-7780
  • Folsom-Cordova Unified School District   916-635-2802
  • Sacramento City Unified School District   916-643-9163
  • Sacramento County Special Education Local Plan Area (SELPA)   916-228-2446
  • San Juan Unified School District   916-971-7953
• Placer County ​Special Education Community Advisory Committee (CAC)
  • Placer County Special Education Local Plan Area (SELPA)   530-886-5873
• Yolo County​ Special Education Community Advisory Committee (CAC)
  • Yolo County Special Education Local Plan Area (SELPA)  530-668-3786
• El Dorado County ​Special Education Community Advisory Committee (CAC)
  • El Dorado County Special Education Local Plan Area (SELPA) (Placerville) 530-295-2467 (Tahoe/Alpine) 530-541-2850
• Nevada County ​Special Education Community Advisory Committee (CAC)
  • Nevada County Special Education Local Plan Area (SELPA)  530-265-0611 x 205
• Alpine County ​Special Education Community Advisory Committee (CAC)
  • Tahoe/Alpine Special Education Local Plan Area (SELPA) 530-541-2850

Stuttering

• Stuttering
  

Trisomy 18/13/9

• Support Organization for Trisomy 18, 13, and Related Disorders or SOFT T18hope@gmail.com

Tourette

• Tourette Association of America Greater Sacramento Support Group​