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The Asperger Adults of Greater Washington is a support, social and advocacy organization serving Asperger and High Functioning Autistic (HFA) adults in the District of Columbia, Maryland and Northern Virginia. We also accept adults with Nonverbal Learning Disorder (NLD/NVLD), Semantic Pragmatic Disorder (SPD), and Pervasive Developmental Disorder - Not Otherwise Specified (PDD-NOS). A professional diagnosis is not required for membership. Our meetings and e-mail group are limited to adults in the District of Columbia, Virginia and Maryland who have AS, HFA, NLD/NVLD, SPD and PDD-NOS. We have only one exception: a new member may bring a friend or family member to his first meeting. Those who qualify for membership are encouraged to contact a group officer. Most social activities are open to family and friends. We maintain strict confidentiality of member identities and comments. To protect privacy online, many members use only their first names or use pseudonyms. We offer our members mutual encouragement, connect our members with the right services, organize social activities, and advance our policy interests. Our organization works with local parents' support groups, treatment professionals, social services agencies, and others to achieve mutual goals. |
What's New Next meeting:
Saturday evening, May 24, 6 p.m. We meet at the Teaism Penn Square restaurant on the corner of 8th & D Streets, NW, in downtown Washington.
Directions are available. 2008 Smithsonian Folklife Festival
The 42nd annual Smithsonian Folklife Festival will be held on the National Mall on June 25-29 and July 2-6.
This year's themes will be the Kingdom of Bhutan, NASA's 50th anniversary, and the State of Texas. The Festival will include food, music, talks and crafts. Autreat 2008
Autreat 2008 will be held from Monday, June 23 through Friday, June 27 at the University of Pittsburgh campus in Bradford, Pennsylvania, 80 miles south of Buffalo, New York.
The Chilifest and the Zoo Picnic
We will hold these events in the late spring or summer. The Chili and Hot Dog Fest will be held at Ben's Chili Bowl, a Washington landmark. Our picnic, as usual, will be held at the National Zoo.
Other events are listed on our Calendar
Please learn about our meetings and activities.
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