The Arc of Pearl River County

09/17/2025

09/13/2025

Coming up next month for our friends with Intellectual disabilities, their families and friends!!!

09/12/2025

We’re doing something special this year for Sensory Needs children. Open 9-4 food trucks will be here. All activities open. It’s going to be a great day.

09/09/2025

Join us on Saturday, September 27th from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. for our free virtual training Building Bridges through Everyday Advocacy: Supporting Families as They Learn How to Advocate at Home, in School, and in the Community.

This virtual training, held via Zoom, is for families of children and youth with disabilities. Registration is required and a link to join will be sent out prior to the event.

Parents that participate in the entire training will receive a stipend!

Topics include:
- Understanding advocacy styles
- Communication & conflict resolution
- Preparing for & participating in IEP meetings
- Organization & record keeping
- Supporting children & youth in developing self-advocacy skills
-Transition planning and the future

Register for the training here: https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/wyzuqqf/lp/2eb7e0b7-09e6-48aa-ba6b-01cb45c76ecc

For more information, contact Leslie Junkin at (662) 251-5599, or email leslie@mspti.org.

09/07/2025

A father decided to jump into a school bus driver's seat to help his son with special needs get to summer school.Follow FOX 5 San Diego:https://www.fox5sandi...

09/06/2025

This is a very informative book written by a Moma with a child with autism.
She put everything in this book that I have experienced with my 38 yr old autistic son!!
Worth a read💙

🚨 Read that again:

“You can’t support a dysregulated child from a dysregulated state.”

If you’ve ever locked yourself in a bathroom just to breathe, this quote is for you.

It’s not weakness. It’s not neglect.
It’s strategy.

That line comes from What Now, Mama? — a book I wrote because I didn’t see one that told the truth about parenting through trauma, Autism, and the chaos that comes with both.

💛 50% of every book sold helps us support families walking this same road.

Want the link?
💬 Comment and I’ll DM it to you.

09/05/2025

09/03/2025

📣 Teacher CEUs have been approved! We will also offer all DMH credential CEs and Nursing Home Administrator CEs. We also still have parent stipends available!

Join us for the 2025 Creating Your Own Path Autism Conference — a day of learning, connection, and empowerment for families, professionals, and individuals impacted by autism.
🗓 Date: September 11, 2025
📍 Location: Mississippi Department of Rehabilitation Services, 1281 US-51, Madison, MS 39110
🎤 Featured Speaker: Rick Daynes, author of "Keep It Together Man."
💻 Register now: www.tinyurl.com/asdtransition2025

Come discover tools, resources, and inspiration for navigating the autism journey — we can’t wait to see you there! 💙

08/29/2025

08/28/2025

Can you relate?

What Autism Families Really Deal With (and No One Talks About)

Being an autism parent isn’t just a role—it’s a full-time case manager job.

You don’t just “get a diagnosis.”

You get:
➡️ A maze of agencies
➡️ Insurance denials
➡️ Waitlists
➡️ Paperwork
➡️ And a patchwork of services that barely speak to each other

📍 In Mississippi, families are sent on wild goose chases from:

MSDH (First Steps)
MDE (Education)
DMH, MDRS, Medicaid
Private insurance
Therapists you can't find
Programs that don't return your call

That’s why we built Caiden’s Corner.

Because no parent should have to fight this hard to help their child.

No more scavenger hunts.
No more silence.
No more waiting for systems to care.

👇 Share this if YOU or someone you love has lived this maze.

💬 Drop a 💛 if this hits home.

And let me know what I forgot to add... 😝