The purpose of this site is to bring together bright, creative boys and girls ages 8-18 who often struggle to make meaningful social connections with other children and adolescents. Many, but not all, of the kids have been diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome or a non verbal learning disability. Parents are the key to successful use of this site. Once a member, you can list your child in our database, while at the same time search our database for other kids who potentially would be a good matc …

As Fathers of special needs children, much of our time is spent busily supporting the family, going to or attentively finding out how doctor's appointments went, advocating for our kid(s), and simply doing our level headed best to keep it all above water.  It's helpful to know we're not the only ones out there, to have a few peers to connect with, and perhaps learn from each other's experiences as we do everything we can to help our kids and family cope with their unique challenge(s). A local Me …

We are a group parents in Loudoun County, VA who have preschool and elementary aged special needs children. This is a place to organize play dates and trips for summertime and beyond. If you have a special needs child between the ages 2 1/2 and 10 and you are interested in doing some fun summertime activities, please join us!

We are a family who inadvertently started a New Non-Profit Organization {NPO} { *(501)(c)(3) pending *} trying to raise support, awareness and assistance in several different areas for disabled Veterans, the D/deaf community and service animals in the Anne Arundel County area of Maryland and reaching out to other communities as your donations and sponsorships allow. We offer our talents in Elementary Tutoring; Basic/Conversational American Sign Language for the D/deaf; Engineering services for t …

POCWSN = Parents of children with special needs I know many parents that are in need of support, even if it's just a shoulder to cry on. As a mom of a child with ASD and ADHD, I know the frustrations that arise on a daily basis. My goal is to find ways to support one another. I would like to establish play dates, coffee breaks, Parents night out and whatever any one else feels they need. I am not a doctor or therapist.  I am just a mom looking for support and advice from other parents.

This group is for families with advanced learner (gifted) children who live or attend school in Loudoun County, Virginia. The mission of the group is to support the next generation of innovators and problem-solvers by educating parents on how best to address the special needs of their children. We will bring in guest speakers, educators and parents for lectures, workshops and support groups.

This is a group for parents of children with disabilities to gain support through sharing about a common experience, socializing, making connections, and communicating resources.

Biodanza-Creative moves for kids is one hour expressive movement class that will allow your unique child with autism or aspergers to: 1. have fun! 2. increase his/her sensory motor and perceptual motor development, 3. improve his/her socialization and communication skills, 4. foster body awareness and nurture his/her personal self-concept. We go on a "journey" during every session that takes the children on an adventure through movement with little to no speaking involved and end the class by dr …

This is a playgroup for young autistic children under the age of 8. The purpose is to bring the children together to play in a structured and unstructured enviroment. I started the group to provide autistic children a possitive enviroment that understands their needs.

The purpose of this site is to bring together bright, creative boys and girls ages 4-8 who often struggle to make meaningful social connections with their peers starting out in Preschool, Kindergarten or First Grade. This is a group for High Functioning Children, Aspergers, Autism or even typical and or without a diagnosis. As a parent, I look for what is best for my son, who was diagnosed with Autism at the age of 2. Now that he is 6, he is a bright, active loving and very talkative little boy! …

Providing young adults with an opportunity for personal growth, friendships and leadership development while improving the quality of life for the special needs children in our community.

Are you thinking about adopting? Have you adopted and need support? Do you want to hang out with other adoptive parents and discuss adoption related issues? We can meet as parents and have some playdates for our children. It's great for adopted children to meet other adopted children so they don't feel that they are not the only ones with adoptive parents. Let's support each other by sharing stories and finding ways to celebrate our special families.

This group is for anyone interested in traditional and non-traditional methods of optimizing the growth and development of their special needs loved ones. From medicine to education to parenting (and more!), our focus is to share with one another ideas and information that might serve to better quality of life as well as provide support to one another as we navigate through often uncharted territory in helping our family members achieve their highest potential. We hope to make ourselves accessib …

Trying to connect families with elementary age children diagnosed with Aspergers or High-Function Autism in the Vienna/McLean/Reston area. My son loves playing with other kids but has a difficult time making close friends because of some of the Aspergers social traits. Hopefully through this play group we can get to know some other Aspie parents and kids in the area. All are welcome! Goals: * Have frequent playdates for the kids so they can make new friends and practice their social skills * Sha …

This group is for any parent that has children with special needs and want to make lifelong friends. Just because our children are different doesn't mean they cant have fun, have sleepovers, take trips, go to the movies or out to dinner. I want this group to be a fun filled free group so that every kid with a special need can see that they can have a normal life with family and friends together. I have a niece that i take care of and i have watched her at school and on the playground and it brok …

If you're a parent of a daughter with Aspergers, you know how hard it is for these girls to find each other! This is a social group for tween girls with Aspergers, developmentally ages 9-12. Hopefully we can plan an outing each month where the girls can meet and participate in an activity, whether it's structured like paint-your-own pottery or bowling, or unstructured like sharing a movie or going to a local park. The goal is for the girls to have a chance to meet other quirky kids like themselv …

Club de padres de familia interesados en intercambiar experiencias e informacion en cuanto a terapias para tratar a ninos y ninas diagnosticados dentro del espectro autista, toda persona es bienvenida al grupo, padres y madres, o familiares con un ser querido dentro del espectro autista. Este es un lugar de apoyo mutuo y amistad para recuperar a nuestros hijos o pacientes, víctimas inocentes de la modernidad.