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    Agape Receives Autism Speaks Grant

    Agape Christian Counseling Services is pleased to announce that Autism Speaks has chosen us as a 2014 grant recipient! The grant will be used to fund social skills groups for children who are home educated. Both children on the autism spectrum and typically developing children will qualify for services under this grant. For more information about these groups, please call Carolyn Knarr, Director of Child Therapeutic Services, click here.   For more information about the Autism Speaks organization, go to www.autismspeaks.org  

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    Bridge to Wholeness: Volume 1 Issue 2 September 2014

    Welcome to the September 2014 Issue of the Agape newsletter, Bridge to Wholeness! Our monthly newsletter is the best way for you to keep up with what is going on around Agape, with events and updates, and articles written by our counselors. We hope it will help bring you a little bit closer to emotional, mental, and spiritual wholeness! In this issue: Parenting advice from Child Therapist, Shelley Kues, MEd, LPC 10 new counseling groups this month! How to cope with an Empty Nest by Kathryn Manley, MS, LPC, CST Autism case study from Agape Kids Column the newest office in St Charles office is now open! and much more!…

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    Jason: A Case Study of Play Therapy & Autism

    By Carolyn Knarr, MSW, LCSW, Director of Children’s Therapeutic Services Jason is an eight-year old boy who is starting third grade. He is smart, funny, and loves video games. He is often teased at school, which causes him to feel badly about himself. Although he likes being around other children, he does not seem to get invited over to their houses. His mother said he is just a little “different”. He gets frustrated easily and has difficulty with fine motor skills, such as handwriting. The therapist scheduled a session with the parents to gather background information and discuss their current concerns before meeting with Jason. During this session, the therapist…