WELCOME TO AMFAM

Autism Moms For A Moment (AMFAM) is established to provide respite for mothers with an autistic child. Being a mother is already a challenge. But the hardships of being a mother with a special needs child is even more magnified. These extraordinary moms set up playdates like a complex project, plan for never-ending therapist appointments and doctor’s visits like detailed year-long trips with backup plans, preparing for the IEP meeting like a research project, risking ordinary shopping excursions with pitfalls and disasters, managing meltdown and aggressions, cooking meticulously with creativities due to allergies, intolerance, or feeding issues, and many other challenges. With so much to think about, worry about, plan for, cope for, and manage, special needs moms are often exhausted with little or no time to care for themselves. AMFAM’s mission is to provide scheduled quality care for special needs children (K to 12 grade) FREE, thus allowing a worry-free moment to these deprived moms for themselves.