Welcome. We are the Anne Arundel County Asperger
Support Group, in Maryland U.S.A.
Our group is dedicated to the
advocacy and developmental needs of children who have been
diagnosed with Asperger Syndrome.
We meet monthly on the
3rd Wednesday of each month from 7-9pm (during the school
year and excluding December). We meet on the 2nd floor of the office building
at St. Martin in the Field Church, located at 375 Benfield
Blvd in
Severna
Park,
Maryland
click here to Get Directions!
NOTICE: March 21st
meeting was canceled,
Our meetings are open to the public, free of charge,
registration free, and, best of all, we welcome everyone who
has an interest in Aspergers Syndrome to attend.
Our next meeting is
on .
Calendar in brief
Our upcoming meetings and other events.
- Our regular monthly meeting at St. Martin in the Field Church.
For more details, click
here for
the Calendar notes page.
Special Notes:
LOCAL SOCIAL GROUP for Adults on the Spectrum
A Social Group for adults ages
21 years and older,
with Asperger's /Autism in Annapolis,
MD. Began in January 2012. http://www.facebook.com/Annapolis.Adults.Aspergers
For more information, see our local resources page here
Autism study on language comprehension
The Johns Hopkins University, School
of Medicine, Department
of Neurology, Cognitive Neurology/Neuropsychology
group is currently recruiting children and adults for
their
Autism
study
on language
comprehension. To read the flyer, click here.
2010-11 Adult Issues Workshop Series From
PathFinders for Autism
Andreea Apostu from Dr. Stewart
Mostofsky's autism research team at Kennedy Krieger
Institute in Baltimore, MD. writes:
We
are actively seeking children with and without autism
(ages 8 to 12) to participate in
a research
study on high functioning autism to learn if there are any
differences between the brain's structure and its function
in children with and without autism spectrum disorders.
The study involves 2 days of computer games, paper&pencil
tasks, and a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the brain. The
study has been reviewed and approved by the Johns Hopkins
Institutional Review Board. Participants will receive
a free IQ testing and report, a $50 check and a picture
of their brain. There are no significant risks or direct
medical benefits for participating in this study.
As you know, autism research is critical to furthering
our understanding of this disability that affects so many
children and families....
Research opportunity for children
with Autism/Aspergers.
Would you like to be
involved in autism research at Children's National Medical
Center in Rockville, MD?
Children and adults with autism are invited to participate
in severalcurrent research studies about autism and brain
functions.
What will the studies involve?
These studies will involve completing tasks using a computer
or pen and paper that test memory, attention, and problem
solving. Some studies also involve a brain imaging component
with an MRI machine. For these tasks, participants click
buttons in response to pictures, words, or
letters, or watch TV while lying inside the MRI.
The total time commitment will be from 3-8 hours and occur
in one or
more sessions. MRI sessions are scheduled separately from
the paper& pencil and computer testing sessions.
Time and travel expenses will be reimbursed for completing
memory, attention, and problem solving tasks. Participants
who complete MRI
sutides also receive the images of their brains as well.
For more information, please call the Autism Research
Team at (301) 765-5425 or email autism@cnmc.org
Check out The Gaming Club Too. Group
discussions, facilitated friendships and community involvement,
organizational support …and game time too!. Thursday
evenings in Severna Park. See the
updated flyer for
more information.
Dr. Maximilian Riesenhuber at Georgetown University
is conducting an autism-related study and is seeking
adults on the spectrum who are interested in participating
in behavioral and fMRI neuroimaging experiments at Georgetown
University in Washington, DC.
A description of the study
is here.
How About Not 'Curing' Us, Some
Autistics Are Pleading - New York Times Dec
2004
By AMY HARMON
Jack Thomas, a 10th grader at a school for autistic teenagers and an expert on
the nation's roadways, tore himself away from his satellite map one recent recess
period to critique a television program about the search for a cure for autism.
"
We don't have a disease," said Jack, echoing the opinion of the other 15
boys at the experimental Aspie school here in the Catskills. "So we can't
be 'cured.' This is just the way we are.".....
read the article: click
here
Parent Resources
Click here to
see the contact information for the people volunteering
as Parent Resources.
Useful Links
Our links page lists useful
links to other organizations and groups that focus on Asperger
Syndrome and Autism.
Local Resources
Still under construction, this page will
contain links to local providers of services to those who have
AS. Click here
Contact Us
If you would like to attend our group, have
any questions, or would like to recommend a guest speaker, please
feel free to contact us (Scott Bialousz, Sue Hayward or Sandy D'Erasmo)
by clicking here. Contact the Web Mister (Barry C) by clicking here.