April 13 meeting of the Los Angeles Asperger's Syndrome Parents' Support Group

[Guest guest]

March 2005 meeting of the Los Angeles Asperger's

Syndrome Parents' Support Group!

on: Wednesday, April 13, from 7 to 9 p.m.

This month, we’re having a General Meeting. This is

good for the parents of the newly diagnosed (or the

not-yet diagnosed). But others can learn the answers

to basic questions. Parents of Asperger and High

functioning are encouraged to attend.

at: the Ann Singer (JAS) Center, in the

community room

at Vista del Mar

3200 Motor Ave.

Los Angeles, CA 90034

[see below for directions -- there's a map on our

web-site, at

http://myweb.lmu.edu/jdevine/AS/directions.html#map]

(Note web-site address change.)

for more information: Fran Goldfarb or Jim Devine at

310/543-5064

Fran's e-mail is beadsme@..., while my e-mail

is jdevine@.... Please put the word " Asperger " or

" AS " in the subject line. (I get a lot of spam.)

Come early (after 6:45 p.m. or so) for a more informal

discussion.

Future Meetings, in 2005: May 11, June 8, July 13,

August 10, September 14, October 12, November 9, and

December 14.

[All folks interested in Asperger's Syndrome are

welcome. But note that this is a group specifically

for the parents of children (of whatever age) with

Asperger's Syndrome or related disorders. People with

Asperger's themselves are encouraged to attend

A.G.U.A. Classic, the Adult Gathering, United and

Autistic. For more information about the group,

contact Ken Brewer (Kbrewer377@...) or Derrick

Hall (323/980-8552). AGUA meets on the 3rd week-end of

each month from 1 PM to 4 PM, at the home of Heidi

Lissauer in West Los Angeles. Call Heidi at (310)

397-3051 for directions.

[All parents are welcome to our meetings. Drop-ins are

welcome. This is not a members-only group. In fact,

there is no membership and no fees. (We are, however,

developing a secret handshake and a song.) Note :

unfortunately, we can't provide childcare. Please do

not bring your children to the meeting (unless it's

noted otherwise in our announcements), since it may

interfere with the ability of adults to talk to each

other. (Adult children and teens are of course

welcome.) ]

We are friends of the Westside Regional Center

(http://www.westsiderc.org/), Jay Nolan Community

Services, Inc. (http://www.jaynolan.org/), the Autism

Society of America

(http://www.autism-society.org/site/PageServer), and

of ASC-US (http://maapservices.org/), the national

Asperger's Parents Education Network. (ASC-US is

merging with MAAP Services, where MAAP stands for More

advanced individuals with Autism, Asperger's syndrome,

and Pervasive developmental disorder (PDD).)

Please join us!

Please e-mail me at jdevine@... if you have any

questions or comments -- or if you want to be put on

our e-mailing list (which mostly involves messages

announcing monthly meetings). If you want information

put on our web pages, contact me. (please put the

word " Asperger " or " AS " in the subject line.)

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How to get to our meetings:

* The Ann Singer center is between National and

Pico, 1/2 block North of the Santa (10) Freeway

underpass.

* From the Santa Freeway, going EAST, get off

at National (almost immediately east of the 405) .

Turn left onto National, then turn left at the most

confusing intersection in the world (the one with the

overhead sign; there's no need to stop), onto National

again. At the light, turn left on Motor. Go under the

freeway overpass, turn right into Vista del Mar.

* From the Santa freeway, going WEST, get off

at National. Go straight onto Manning. Turn left onto

Motor. Turn Left into Vista del Mar before freeway

overpass.

* Please enter through Vista del Mar and follow the

signs eastward to the Ann Singer Center. Do not

turn left or right as you go up the slight hill. JAS

is at the far east end of the Vista del Mar campus, up

against Edith Avenue. (You can't enter JAS from

Edith.)

* By popular request, there's now a map on the

directions page of our web-site (at

http://myweb.lmu.edu/jdevine/AS/directions.html#map).

Los Angeles Asperger's Syndrome Parents Support Group

<http://myweb.lmu.edu/JDevine/AS> (Note web-site

address change.)

If you like short addresses, just go to

<http://myweb.lmu.edu/Jdevine> and click on the

" Asperger Support " button on the top of the page.

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Jim Devine jdevine@... for the Los Angeles

Asperger's Parents' Support Group. (please put the

word " Asperger " or " AS " in the subject line.)

Visit our home page at:

http://myweb.lmu.edu/jdevine/AS (Note web-site

address change.)