- Re: Welcome NEW members

[Guest guest]

Hi Helen... I got the links. Thank you. Can see myself adding some of them to

the site.

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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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