Re: Transition question - please reply to parent and to the list.

March 31, 2008

ASPIE is a great place to start. ASPIE is a parent and professional

support group serving the Greater Houston area that was created to

provide information sharing and support to the many families and

professionals who live and work with individuals with Asperger's

Syndrome. You can check them out at http://www.aspieinfo.com/

April 7, 2008

hi,,i , thought they can go to school, until they age out at age 21 ?

" M. Guppy " wrote: Listmates in the

NW Houston area -- if any of you can help this parent, please reply to them at

their e-mail listed below. He is not on this list for replies. But please do

post replies to the list as well so we all know of any resources/help for this

parent and this question.

Sincerely,

M. Guppy

Please reply to: Bill.Amundsen@...

I have 2 boys: 18 / Asperger's and 15 / PDD-NOS. Both are pretty high

functioning with support from me and his mother who is a strong advocate and a

Godsend. They were diagnosed at ages 6 and 3 respectively...

Here's what I hope you can help with:

My 18 year old will be graduating high school in May and the plan is not clear,

but we will be losing the support of the school system and would like to know if

there is a networking group for parents with adult children with

Asperger's....preferably in the Katy / West Houston area, but that's not a

requirement.

We are also looking for a group of parents with PDD-NOS kids who are in high

school so that we can prepare for his transition.

M. Guppy

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