Welcome!
Three groups meet at the same time and location in seperate rooms:
- Parents & Caregivers Support - MIND auditorium - facilitated by Lynne Weissmann
- Older ASD Teens & Adult Support - 16 years and older - upstairs in the board room
- Social Skills & Conversation Coaching - 16 years and older - small meeting room off the foyer, near the auditorium
Founded in 1995, the Sacramento Asperger Syndrome Information & Support (Sac AS IS) Parents & Caregivers group maintains a focus of sharing information and giving support. We have speakers and presenters on topics of interest periodically. There are no dues, just show up at our meeting! Participants come from Sacramento County and the surrounding counties in each direction. Caregivers, parents, partners, spouses, professionals and all those interested in individuals diagnosed with Asperger Syndrome (AS), High Functioning Autism (HFA), Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD-NOS) and Non-verbal learning disorder (NLD), are welcome to our meetings.
The Sac AS IS ASD Teen & Adult group was formed in 2002 for individuals 16 and older with ASDs to give them a safe place to support each other, socialize and exchange ideas and thoughts. The group is not meant to take the place of professional therapy, but rather gives the participants a place to talk and practice social interaction. It is facilitated by Susan Bacalman, LCSW, and her colleagues. Prior to attending the first time, please contact Lynne Weissmann.
The Sac AS IS Social Skills and Conversation Coaching group was formed in late 2006. It's focus is helping ASD individuals 16 and older with social and conversation skills training and thereby acquire strategies to function successfully in interpersonal relationships at home, school and work. It is facilitated by Marilyn Perry, PhD. Prior to attending the first time, please contact Lynne Weissmann.
We maintain an e-mail list of over 600 addresses and growing. Through this list we send out reminders about meetings and other information and resources. If you would like to be added, contact Lynne Weissmann at LWeissmann@aol.com.