Our meetings are open to all interested parties.  We target our presentations to those involved with students with a diagnosis of (or suspected of having a diagnosis of) Asperger's or High Functioning Autism, but anyone who feels they may benefit from our group is welcome to attend.  We generally meet on the second Thursday each month, though our schedule may be adjusted due to holidays. 

We're sorry but no children are allowed at the meetings -- no exceptions (unless you're nursing an infant.)  Sorry to be so tough but we're going to be talking in graphic detail about the difficulties our kids are facing and how to cope with them.  Some of our comments could really hurt their feelings if they were overheard or repeated by a sibling, like "His classmates think he's weird because ..." or "She drives me nuts when she ..." or "Is my kid going to ever get a date?"  Some topics would be downright scary, like "My son said he wants to kill himself."  We need to be able to talk freely and yet still allow each parent to decide what information they want to present to their kids and when they want to present it.