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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 at St. Martin in the Field Church,
located at 375 Benfield Blvd in Severna Park, Maryland
click here to Get Directions!
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 October 15, 2008.
Calendar notes
Our upcoming meetings and other events.
October 15 - Our regular monthly meeting. We hope to have Claudine Knopf as our guest speaker. Claudine is an experienced Special Education teacher and skilled consultant and advocate for students with special needs and their families. As a mother of two children, she understands the benefits and challenges of the educational system from a parents’ perspective.
For more details, click here for the Calendar notes page.
Special Notes: |
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Dr. Maximilian Riesenhuber at Georgetown University is beginning 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. Recruitment will begin immediately, and continue at least until the summer. A description of the study is here. |
The Unicorn Center - Therapeutic horseback riding program
in Bowie. They specialize in emotional,
learning and behavioral disabilities. Their center is
open 7 days a week, 8 am to 7 pm, and enrollment is
constant;
participants can join the program at anytime. Contact Nicole Kurtz at 240-417-0981 or via email at nkurtz@theunicorncenter.com. Website: www.theunicorncenter.com |
| Be A Part of Brain Research! -
Kennedy Krieger Dr. Stewart H. Mostofsky and Dr. Melissa Goldberg of the Kennedy Krieger Institute and Johns Hopkins School of Medicine are recruiting children with high-functioning autism between 8 and 12 years of age to participate in a study of attention, learning, memory, and motor skills. The study involves paper and pencil tasks, computer activities and an MRI of the brain. None of the tests are harmful or painful and are done free of charge. The duration of the study is two to three sessions conducted on separate days. Participants will receive a $50 check and a picture of their brain. Parents will receive a report summarizing the IQ testing administered to their child. All testing is done free of charge. For more information about this valuable study, please contact Megan Roeder at (443) 923-9254. |
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| Brendan Sail Training Program - a sail training program for youths with Learning Differences. There are multiple 2-week learn-to-sail summer programs for youths ages 11 through 14. For information on dates, times, locations and costs, please call 202.638.2788 or visit www.brendansailing.com. | Social skills training classes in June - July, 2007 in Millersville, conducted by Nancy Snyder(MEd) and Jennifer Novinger(MAED) for more info, click 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 |
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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.
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Our meeting schedule for future: September 17 October 15 November 19 |