WELCOME! Our monthly support group meetings are open to Individuals and Families (kids age 11 and older) with: Asperger's Syndrome (diagnosed and undiagnosed] High-Functioning Autism (HFA) [diagnosed and undiagnosed] PDD-NOS [diagnosed and undiagnosed] www.ocaspergers.org 2012 Theme:  "Asperger's 411" Got guestions.... We have answers * * * Next Meeting Sept. 24th St. Andrews Church, Newport Beach 7-9pm Next North County Meeting Sept 24th *Can you help? We need a North County Location* Br …

This is a social group for young adults 18-30 who have Asperger's Syndrome, although the group welcomes young adults with similar conditions, and/or their supportive family and friends. Some suggested activities are eating out, hanging out, and going out. Movies, board games, sightseeing, amusement parks ... you name it!

"Let's get our kids ages 10-15 who have Asperger's together to do group activities at parks, BBQ's, each others home, we could hang out while our kids socialize. Lets get them off their electronics for a while to socialize with each other! There are plenty of places to go. For people who live in Torrance, Redondo Beach, Hawthorne, Lomita etc. Some of our kids/teen may make long-lasting friendship! My daughter needs friends brilliant & special like her! Lets get our kids together who understand e …

My name is Trinity. I'm the founder of this social organization geared toward young adults between the ages of 18-25 in the greater area of Los Angeles,west side including Malibu. My pledge is to bring together "cool" young adults like myself who are looking to bond through friendships, social events such as lunch,dinning, dancing and sports activities. I'm a high functioning athlete and business partner who still faces daily challenges in connecting emotionally/socially with typical young adult …

I am looking for other families in the upper San Gabriel Valley area (Pasadena, Sierra Madre, Arcadia, Altadena, Monrovia, Duarte) who would like to get together with our Tween Aspies for hanging out and socialization. I don't know about you, but we spend a lot of time in the Neurotypical world, but we could really use some good friends in Aspie world.

We want to provide a safe and secure place where Jewish adults with special needs can experience fun social experiences. Most adults with special needs crave the same community and friendships as do their neurotypical counterparts. They often have difficulty in joining such a community. We give them that chance! We provide indoor and outdoor activities, such as bowling, theme parks, sporting events, game days, cooking, or just hanging out. Our staff includes a psychologist and rabbi with extensi …

ASAN-LA/UCLA is working to achieve human rights for all autistic people. We are interested in working to improve services, supports, and education for autistic people, and to improve awareness and acceptance of neurodiversity principals in the general public. We oppose the pro-cure agenda, dangerous and unproven "treatments" for autism, and dehumanizing and offensive media portrayals of autistic people. We wish to provide support and self-advocacy skills for autistic adults, and also invite fami …

Do you have AS or are you a high-functioning autistic? While everyone's different, you feel really different, but can't put your finger on it. Ya we know how that is. Each month we schedule a couple get-togethers in different places around LA. Want to belong and be normal for once? Wouldn't it be nice to meet people and not get that awful feeling? Here's your chance. When you are with us you are "normal" and you do belong. It takes a while to get used to being 'okay' after a lifetime of …

The Autism Society Inland Empire exists to improve the lives of all (from 0- adult) affected by autism. We provide many services to assist families in navigating the world of autism. We have many groups such as a teen/young adult social group, play groups for children and specific social programs such as; art, cooking and video games. The Autism Society has also hosted a day at the ranch, Polar Express night and swimming for the families. For more information please visit our website at www.ieau …

For those who feel different, have trouble meeting people and want to meet others in similar situations. This is a group where we can plan fun events meet up at places like the zoo, theme parks and even go for road trips, ECT! Use your imagination and suggest what you want to do and we can make that happen!

Welcome! You've found the Hollywood/LA area support group for those on or curious about the GAPS diet (Gut and Psychology Syndrome). From the book Gut and Psychology Syndrome: "Dr. Natasha Campbell-McBride set up The Cambridge Nutrition Clinic in 1998. As a parent of  a child fully recovered from a severe learning disability, she was acutely aware of the difficulties facing other parents like her, and she has devoted much of her time to helping thses families. She realised that nutrition played …

The Family Autism Network and the Grandparents Autism Network are established and respected support groups for the autism community.  Come to our future events for fun and enlightenment. This group is being formed to support parents and caregivers of adults on the Autism Spectrum. The focus will be on families sharing resources, concerns, tips and triumphs. It will encourage other activities, social opportunities and friendships for families. The facilitator is Alexandra Rogers, Ph.D., an Orange …

The Social Club is part of SociAbilities Services, a project supported by the Asperger Society and Cal State Long Beach. The Social Club is a positive environment with social standards, expectations, and social skills support. It is most appropriate for adult transition-age people on the higher-functioning end of the autism-spectrum. We also have lots of facilitators, both professional and student, so please contact the group leaders if you'd like to become a volunteer. Social Club events alter …

Attention Beatles Fans All Together Now Let's meet for a fun interactive evening of singing, dancing & sharing Beatles lore. Join with me, a one man Beatles Band who sings, plays guitar and keyboard to my own back-up recordings of many of their all time hit songs! "A splendid time is guaranteed for all"