meeting of the minds

I went to a meeting last night for the city I live in. It is made up of parents with kids who have special needs and then the coordinators from preschool and up. I was the first to get there, so I was able to really see everyone that came in and listened to them talking. A few things that I observed right off the bat after introductions was: 1. all women  and 2. The child that they had with special needs were all boys! I at first think that having dad's there would be great perspective on issues considering all these kids are boys. Future topics for meetings include, puberty, sports and driving. All things that would really help to have a males opinions. The meeting was really informative and gives me a lot to look forward to many years down the road as most of the parents had kids who were in middle school and up. I'm glad I went and I look forward to another meeting. It is nice to be amongst understanding at what I'm going through or have gone through. I just hope I can make a connection with another mom soon in my situation. There is just a common bond and it really helps having that common ground.