Orange County thrive Special Group

This group is designed for parents and kids that have any type of special needs, including mental or physical disabilities, long term family illness, Autism Spectrum Disorders, or Developmental Delays, and more. Thrive would like to provide fun meet ups for bonding, social skills, parent respite, mini retreats that will refresh your spirit.

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Recent Meetups

February 12 at 4:00 PM, 4 Extraordinary Friends attended
Waterworks Aquatics: Rockin' Family Swim Night
Waterworks Aquatics, www.waterworksswim.com, is an indoor swimming facility located in Irvine, Ca. They were awarded "Best Swim Classes in Orange County 2011" by... Learn more
December 15, 2011 at 5:00 PM, 2 Extraordinary Friends attended
Christmas Shopping Childcare
November 5, 2011 at 11:00 AM, 8 Extraordinary Friends attended
Extraordinary Needs Mommy Day Retreat ~ Thankfulness
A Thankfulness Day Retreat for Orange County Special Needs Mommies! Get yourselves ready for a day of relaxation, fun, and information! Included in your ticket purchase... Learn more
August 24, 2011 at 10:00 AM, 27 Extraordinary Friends attended
Let's meet up to decorate cupcakes at Sensitive Sweets in Fountain Valley!
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Sensitive Sweets is a bakery that specializes in gluten free, egg free, dairy free yummies. Allergy-free fun for all! Come decorate your chocolate or vanilla cupcake... Learn more

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Rebecca RSVPed Yes for Waterworks Aquatics: Rockin' Family Swim Night
February 11 at 1:47 PM

Feb 12

Waterworks Aquatics: Rockin' Family Swim Night
Sunday 4:00 PM at Waterworks Aquatics (Swim School & Swim Therapy Center)
New Member

Tammy Kent joined
February 8 at 4:31 PM

"My name is Tammy Kent and my son, who is almost 18 months has severe global developmental delays (ie, he is not crawling, pulling to stand up with help, sitting up from lying down, etc.) I am looking for a support group to talk about my concerns."
New Member

Kristi Stumpf joined
February 6 at 9:38 AM

"Hello! My name is Kristi. I am a mommy to 3 beautiful boys :) My middle son Isaak (born 9/09) was diagnosed with Classic Autism at 21 months in June 2011. Since then I have yet to find any in-real-life moms who can relate."
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Arica commented on Waterworks Aquatics: Rockin' Family Swim Night
February 1 at 9:32 PM

"Sounds like fun! My lil one is not quite ready for the water yet, I hope to meet up with all of you soon."

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Arlene Morimoto RSVPed Yes for Waterworks Aquatics: Rockin' Family Swim Night
January 30 at 8:43 PM

Feb 12

Waterworks Aquatics: Rockin' Family Swim Night
Sunday 4:00 PM at Waterworks Aquatics (Swim School & Swim Therapy Center)
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eva commented on Let's have a play date.
January 28 at 12:14 PM

"Arica, I am at a doc office now but when I get home, I will look at the calendar and figure something out :)"

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Arica commented on Let's have a play date.
January 28 at 12:05 PM

"Maybe we should postpone this to another day when more of us can attend."

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eva commented on Let's have a play date.
January 28 at 11:00 AM

"Hi Arica & Steffany, i am so very sorry but we will not be able to attend after all as my son has had GI issues for the past couple of hours and i suspect a viru,thus he may be contagious!!..."

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Steffany Lohn RSVPed Yes for Let's have a play date.
January 27 at 8:11 AM

Jan 28

Let's have a play date.
Saturday 1:00 PM at castle northwood
New Member

Arlene Morimoto joined
January 26 at 10:13 PM

"Hello. My name is Arlene and I'm mom to 2 wonderful boys. My youngest, born with a rare syndrome, loves music and dancing. I look forward to meeting you all."