Re: Hi.. A newbie here

[Guest guest]

Hi Suzanne,

I'm in Brooklyn .. not Long Island but close enough..

I'm a member of a group for AHA and their site states the following :

Asperger Syndrome and High Functioning Autism Association (AHA), Inc. provides

support and information from Montauk to Manhattan through the following:

- Monthly support meetings

- Internet site (http://www.ahany.org)

- Conferences and informational meetings

- Hotline at 888.918.9198

- Newsletter and electronic list which keeps readers informed about

current news articles and research abstracts about Asperger Syndrome (AS), High

Functioning Autism (HFA)and related conditions.

We are a not-for-profit 501©(3) New York parent and professional group whose

primary purpose is to support one another as we educate and advocate for the

unique needs of children, teens and adults with Asperger Syndrome, High

Functioning Autism,Pervasive Developmental Disorders and related conditions.

AHA Association runs FREE monthly facilitated support meetings:

SCHOOL-AGE ISSUES: Parents and family members in SAG HARBOR, STONY BROOK,

COMMACK, BROOKVILLE, BAYSIDE/QUEENS AND MANHATTAN;

OLDER TEEN AND ADULT ISSUES: Parents and family members in BRENTWOOD and

MANHATTAN;

TEENS AND ADULTS ON THE AUTISM SPECTRUM partnered with GRASP www.grasp.org with

a facilitator from GRASP in BRENTWOOD;

GRANDPARENTS in BRENTWOOD.

Information on dates, days, times,and directions can be found on our website:

http://www.ahany.org at the top under SUPPORT or by calling our office at

888.918.9198

The group is at AHA-AS-PDD/ and is only for

announcements from the organization.

They have a conference coming up on May 1 - geared towards older kids and adults

on the spectrum -- but Elder Robison, who wrote Look me in the Eye - is the

keynote speaker.

Good luck .. I think you'll find lots of resources through them.

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> HI My name is Suzanne and we live eastern Long Island New York. I am the

mother of 3. My 6yr old son is an Aspie..New Dx..as well as having sensory

issues which causes him to be failure to thrive/anxiety and poss selective

mutism..but I think those 2 fall under aspergers..

> Then my 22 mo old Boy/Girl twins.. my daughter has RSS(Russel Silver Syndrome

which is an extremly rare form of dwarfism.

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> I am just starting out with the asperger journey so any info or advice is

always helpful. especially with scholl.. he is in first grade and although he

is doing much better than last year..the gap is widening academically and the

social aspect is still way inappropriate still.

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> I am interested in any groups/seminars ect in my area oif Long island and even

Manhatten. so if anyone knows of any please let me know. even a poss playdate

with someone that lives here on Long island would be great.

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> looking foward to talking with all of you.

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> thanks for reading.. lol

> Suzanne...

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> a mom in search of helping her son navigate through life to the best of his

abilities.

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