Monday, June 15, 2009
We're Going to Meet Anyhow!
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Friday, June 12, 2009
special showing tomorrow
Hi everybody.
On Saturday, June 13th, at 2PM, Jamey Wolff of the Children's Annex will be presenting a new, unfinished, half hour movie about teens/young adults with Asperger's. She is interested in getting our feedback about it. She will really appreciate any comments about what age group the film would be useful for, and anything else people would like to share.
See you at 1:30 on Saturday!
By the way, we will be meeting in the smaller, children's reading room, adjacent to the children's library.
Dr. Irene Brody
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Saturday, May 23, 2009
Saturday, May 23.
Hi Folks. Unfortunately, the Kingston library is closed today, thus we must cancel our meeting. The next meeting is Saturday, June13th.
Have a happy memorial day weekend.
Q:What did the Buddha say to the hot dog vendor?
A: Make me one with everything!
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Sunday, April 26, 2009
May on the Spectrum
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Saturday, April 11, 2009
April Highlights
On the 11th, we mostly talked about what things could bring us interesting topics for discussions (books, articles, information about Aspergers online, etc.). We decided to experiment on meeting together without Irene, since Irene will not be back again before Sat., May 23rd.
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Saturday, March 28, 2009
Peeping at Spring
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Saturday, February 28, 2009
We're birds of a feather flocking together!
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Sunday, January 25, 2009
January Comforts
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Saturday, December 13, 2008
Remember December
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Sunday, November 23, 2008
Happy Thanksgiving!
Once ART would become a GRASP group, Irene would no longer be able to be a backup leader. GRASP requires groups to be led by a peer. Irene would not qualify, because she lacks sufficient Asperger traits.
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Sunday, October 26, 2008
Complete Fall with A.R.T.!
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Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Do we want our group to grow?

After doing research, there appears to be no way for other adults with aspergers to know about our group if someone is using the internet as a way to find other adults on the autism spectrum scale in our region of the Hudson Valley.
With the Open Center for Autism being closed, other aspies are depending on the slim chances word-of-mouth offers.
We don't have enough links to this blogspot on other significant sites for the search engines to have us come up in a result (unless our name is known and placed in quotes when a search is done).
Local newspapers are another way for others to be aware of our existence, but the majority of younger adults do not read the paper. The most likely way we can get new members to join our group is by being listed in meetup.com's aspergers data base.
The more members we have, the more input we have. Each new member brings in more financial support; plus, different experiences and possible knowledge we can all benefit from.
The price range for placing our group with meetup.com's service is between $12-$20/mo.
If you're unable to join us in person and/or you don't want your vote to be seen by others when we meet, you can vote on this now in the column to your right.
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Sunday, September 28, 2008
Cool Times Are Back!
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Friday, August 1, 2008
Vacations in August
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Sunday, July 27, 2008
Our Mid-Summer Schedule

For the month of July:
We had a meeting on Saturday, July 12th and Saturday, July 26th in the Kingston Library upstairs between the hours of 1:30 - 3:30 pm.
Please be aware that when we're not in the large Children's room upstairs, most likely we're in the smaller Children's ART room (also upstairs).
There will be no more meetings until Saturday, September 13th.
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Sunday, June 29, 2008
June's Agenda
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Sunday, May 11, 2008
Our Days in May

For the month of May:
We met as usual on Saturday, May 10th. We did not plan a meeting for Saturday, May 24th.
Our time between 1:30 to 3:00 pm was spent discussing 5 social aspects of Asperger's syndrome with an emphasis on small talk. We did not devote any of this time towards socializing.
Eight people showed up in the Children's art room of the Kingston library. Along with Irene and 6 regulars, a newcomer joined us.
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Sunday, April 27, 2008
April Events

For the month of April:
On Saturday, April 5th we spent our entire two hours socializing. There was plenty of food! It went fairly well once everyone got comfortable. Most likely that was because everyone knew what to expect ahead of time and had enough time to get adjusted to something different.
At our last meeting for April on Saturday, April 26, we experimented by changing our activity during the last half hour of our time together. This was not planned and came as a surprise to everyone. During the first 90 minutes, we voluntarily took a turn going around the table sharing whatever obsessions and/or compulsions we have. Not everyone had something to contribute, but all listened. The purpose was to share what ideas and/or techniques may have worked for us in order to possibly help others there.
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Sunday, March 9, 2008
March Meeting

For the month of March:
We met as usual on March 8th; however, that was our only regular meeting for this month. There was no meeting on March 22nd due to Irene being gone.
On that rainy Saturday of the 8th, only four regular members, Irene, and one other visitor showed up. Discussion was kept light and on schedule.
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Sunday, February 24, 2008
Lovely February!

For the month of February:
On Feb. 9th, we spent some time talking about jobs and about how we deal with anxious situations when they arrive. Besides Irene, seven others showed up on that snowy Saturday.
On Feb. 23rd, we got to practice handling some anxious situations that arrived. Thirteen attended on this Saturday (including Irene).
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Sunday, January 27, 2008
Happy New Year!

For the month of January:
We met on Jan. 19th and on Jan. 26th. At those meetings, we discussed the topic of sadness and how Asperger's might possibly contribute to it.
It was on Jan. 26th, we decided to plan our outings to occur on other days than the regular ones. These trips will not begin until the warmer weather of spring arrives.
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Tuesday, January 1, 2008
New Address . . . New Year
http://hudsonvalleyaspergers.blogspot.com
into your favorites.
Using a blog for checking up on our group events (instead of a website) spares the group from enduring an unnecessary financial decision. A blog is easier to use, more flexible and reliable; plus, it's without any responsibilities in regards to payments because it's free!
The meeting on Dec. 8th was the only one planned for the month of December. Most of our time was spent on the insightful experience of ordering pizza for 16 people with different requests. The remaining time went to discussing e-mail, phone, and gift receiving protocol.
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