INCLUSION: Support and Activities to be done WITH Individuals with Special needs; to include family, friends and/or care providers. This group's intent is to find activities we can all do TOGETHER; i.e. inclusion. We want to support inclusion of the individuals with special needs that we know and care for as we venture together as a team into society. The calendar may still include some community activities for the "youngsters/individuals" only, as well as "supporters" only. But we will try to s …

This group is for Adults that have aspergers in Redmond or The Eastside. Thank you joining this group. We are a positive group and are willing to help anyone who has this disability. If you need help in knowing more info on Aspergers or Autisum I would be happy to assist you. You can always reach me, Carl, or Linda, that is the leadership team. Thank you. Why should you join this group??? This is a very positive group and we always enjoy new people that have this disability. We always strive to …

The Autistic Self Advocacy Network seeks to advance the principles of the disability rights movement with regard to autism. Drawing on the principles of the cross-disability community, ASAN seeks to organize the community of Autistic adults and youth to have our voices heard in the national conversation about us. ASAN believes that the goal of autism advocacy should be a world in which Autistic people enjoy the same access, rights, and opportunities as all other citizens. We hope to empower Auti …

This is a support group for people with Alexithymia. Alexithymia is not to this day very well understood, some say it is a personality trait, some other believe it is a disorder that overlap with autism and aspergers. Some alexithymics are completely blind to emotions, some other feel them with a delay and finally some are only affected with certain categories of emotions. Let's meet and connect around this syndrome and find what works and does not work for us. There will not be any meetup until …

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What's Your Super Power??!! :) This is a group for families of kids with ADHD/ADD, sensory processing disorder, Autism, aspergers, autism spectrum, pervasive developmental disorder, tactile defensiveness, dyslexia, ect (Any super power qualifies). Have you ever felt tired of trying to explain your child's super powers to the average folks? Trying to constantly predict, excuse, or prevent any possible misunderstandings from other parents in the world who don't get it? Imagine having a chance to c …

Invisible Disabilities is an umbrella term for hidden disabilities - disabilities that are not immediately visible.  Invisible Disabilities are innate and neurological in nature, such as Learning Disabilities, Borderline Personality Disorder (Emotional Dysregulation), Aspergers,Autism, Depression, Bipolar Disorder, Schizophrenia, ADD, ADHD, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, Anxiety Disorder, Brain Injury, Epilepsy, really anything where a person feels differences in the brain. People with Invisible  Disab …

This is a group for sci-fi and fantasy lovers to get their geek on. Whether you're a Trekkie or a Trekker, a Whovian, a Browncoat, a member of the Scooby Gang, a Potterhead; whether you like books, movies, comics, games or all of the above; whether you consider yourself a geek, nerd or neither -- come and meet some like-minded fen. I want everyone to feel welcome in this group. Please no fannish infighting, no name-calling, no shaming for what a person is a fan of. I especially want people with …

This is a group for children with Aspergers Syndrome, High Functioning Autism, PDD-NOS, and similar diagnoses, up to age 12, and their parents or caregivers. Let's get together and help the children make friends! We will have low-key meetups at parks and other fun places.

Hi to everyone! My name is Tanya. I'm trying to organize the support group for parents and their brightest children, K-12, who are somewhere on autism spectrum, because I know what you are going through and how you feel. My story: I have two boys, one of them is an Asperger. His name is George, he is 11 yo. We've been going circles for 4 years before my son was finally diagnosed last December. Since then.... we are on our own. Unfortunately, Snohomish County lacks of professional specialized hel …

We are a group of understanding folks who have been diagnosed, or have family members who have been diagnosed, with either Asperger's Syndrome or PDD-NOS. Our goal is to create a group that allows us to meet others who "get" what we are going through and provides an opportunity for activities to take place, friendships to be made, support to be given, etc... As a mom of an Aspie kid, I have found that I don't often get the chance to meet other parents who understand my situation, and it sucks! I …