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SSSA 2010
Conference

July 9 - July 11, 2010
Arlington, Texas
Sheraton Hotel

Arlington, Texas will be the proud host city of the SSSA Conference in 2010.

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Sotos Gene Discovered

Our esteemed Medical Advisory Board offers their coordinated point of view to help us understand what this means for all of us.  The goal of this letter is to inform parents, provide perspective and look to the future. 

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The Tommi Melon

 

Other Support Groups and Contacts

 
Online Community

The Sotos Syndrome Email Community can be found at eGroups: Sotosyndrome. Now you can ask your questions relating to Sotos Syndrome to a community who understands what you are dealing with. Likewise, you can post your triumphs and joys with a community who will smile and appreciate your stories. Here's how it works... You subscribe to the Sotos Syndrome Email Community, set up your user profile, and specify your email address. That's it! You're now a member of the 'email community' ... and it's all FREE!!! Now you can send a message to the community mailbox and all other subscribers will automatically receive your posting. Oh, and I've set up a directory where we can post our pictures of kids with Sotos Syndrome. What a great way to watch our kids as they grow up. It might also serve parents who just found out about Sotos Syndrome as a way to see what the future holds. Lots of possibilities! Subscribe today! We need your active participation for this to make a difference. Click HERE to subscribe.

Sotos Syndrome Support Association of Canada

SSSAC/ACESS was incorporated January 2002 to provide educational and emotional support to Canadian families of persons with Sotos syndrome and to provide a better understanding to parents, government and the public at large of Sotos syndrome (Cerebral Gigantism) through education. You can also contact the SSSAC by email.

The Eltern-Initiative Sotos-Syndrom [EISS]

A new homepage (auf Deutsch) dedicated to Sotos Syndrome and family support from Germany. There are some great pictures inside -- check it out!!!  You can also contact the EISS by email.

A Support Group for Sotos Syndrome in Australia

If you're from the land down under or just want to share with others who know about Sotos Syndrome, drop a line to Robert and Debbie Hope.

Sotos Syndrome Support Association of Finland.

Provide educational and emotional support to families of persons with Sotos syndrome in Finland

The UK Child Growth Foundation

The UK's leading charity trying to ensure that every child's growth is regularly assessed and cares throughout life for the children who do not grow enough or grow too much. CFG is the umbrella organisation for : GROWTH HORMONE INSUFFICIENCY, TURNER SYNDROME, IUGR/RUSSELL SILVER, BONE DYSPLASIA, SOTOS AND PREMATURE SEXUAL MATURATION patient/ parent support groups.

THE CHILD GROWTH FOUNDATION
2 Mayfield Avenue
Chiswick London CANADA
TEL: +44 (0)181 994 7625 / 995 0257
email: CGFLONDON@aol.com

The National Organization for Rare Disorders

The National Organization for Rare Disorders

The Arc

The Arc

Genetics Home Reference

Genetic Disorders A to Z

The Danish Association for Sotos Syndrome

http://www.sotossyndrom.dk/Forside.aspx

Sotos Association - L'Eveil

get in touch with the newest support group from France...

Sotos Association - L'Eveil
64 avenue G. Clémenceau
63800 Cournon D'Auvergne
France EUROPE
TEL: 04-73-84-50-76
email: sotoseveil@infonie.fr

Networking with Educators and Professionals

Genetics Education Center - UKMC

University of Kansas Medical Center - Other genetic education programs, professionals working with teachers.

Networking with Other Non-Profit Organizations

Newsgroup: soc.org.nonprofit

Just Plain Networking

Family Village

A global community that integrates information, resources, and communication opportunities on the Internet for persons with cognitive and other disabilities, their families, and those that provide them services and supports.

 

Disclaimer: 
SSSA does not endorse any of the medication, diagnostic procedures, treatments or products reported on any of these linked sites. The information is intended only to keep you informed. We strongly advise that you check any medication, diagnostic procedures or treatments with your physician.