- Re: Welcome NEW members

[Guest guest]

Okay, , NOW I figured out what happened, LOL, all is well, the problem was

at my end. Your site looks great! Anyway, you now have a bunch of new links to

add somewhere on your site (if you want to) in your inbox. I thank it's

absolutely fantastic that you are taking the time to raise awareness and provide

support, at at time when people are really needing resources but finding them

dwindling in light of the difficult economy.

- Helen

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> > Hi to everyone who is new here. My name is , the founder/volunteer

director of Greater Chattanooga Aspies. The mission statement of GCA is to

" provide support opportunities to young adults and adults (16+) in the greater

Chattanooga, TN area). "

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> > I became part of aspires, a few months after being diagnosed officially with

AS in September 2007. After the " black hole " time in my life from 2007-2009, I

emerged like the phoenix out of nowhere. I created GCA in late 2010 due to lack

of resources (make that no resources) for adults with AS/autism in the

Chattanooga area.

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> > Long story short, I have put together the GCA Resource Clearinghouse - which

has much that is local to the Chattanooga area. However, there are links on

there which people can click on and all. What I wish to highlight is the " Just

Diagnosed? Start Here " link.

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> > Many people who come to aspires and have emailed me locally have mentioned,

" I was just diagnosed with AS. What do I do now? "

> > I encourage people to click on the following link

http://greaterchattanoogaaspies.wikispaces.com/Just+diagnosed%3F+Start+here.

There, people will find a multitude of links to get them going in the right

direction.

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> > I've also posted the link in the Links section here. I hope new folks will

find what they need here.

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> > Best,

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