Autism Support Groups In Georgia
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Albany Support Group
Contact:
albanyASG@aol.
Alpharetta/North Fulton
Contact: Debbie Dobbs at
debbiedobbs@comcast.net
Barrow County
Intropaces (Introducing Parents of Autistic Children Encouraging Services)
Meets the 3rd Monday of each month at Morningside Baptist Church in Winder.
Contact Joy Carey at 770-307-3864.
Barrow
County - Winder and Surrounding Areas
Georgia
Asperger's Organization
Meets the 1st and 3rd Thursday of each month from 7:00pm - 8:30pm
at Barrow Regional Medical Center
316 North Broad Street, Winder, GA.
Contact Marcia Singson at 770-307-0672, or visit the
website at
www.georgiaaspergersorganization.org
Bartow
County
For more information call 404-401-6385 or email
autisminbartow@yahoo.com
Meets at 7:00pm on the first Thursday of every month.
Cherokee
Spectrum Support Group
Morning
meetings - 2nd Wednesday of each month, 10:00am-Noon
Evening meetings - 2nd Thursday of each month, 7:00pm-9:00pm
New Victoria Baptist Church
6659 Bells Ferry Road, Woodstock
at the corner of Bells Ferry Road and Towne Lake Parkway
Contact: Renee at 678-493-4925 or Heidi at
hcf67@comcast.net
Clarke
County/Athens - ASA Northeast Georgia
Contact:
http://negac-autsoc.tripod.com
Clayton
County - PACEE (Parents of Children with Autism
for Effective Education in Clayton Co.)
Contact: 770-439-5998
Cobb County Autism/Asperger
Support Group
Contact: http://www.asgcobb.com/
When: Third Thursday of each month during the school year
Morning Meeting: 9:30-11:30 a.m.
Click here for meeting
schedule
Where:
Mt. Bethel
UMC:
4385 Lower Roswell Road
,
Marietta
GA
30068
:
Meetings are held at
Mt.
Bethel
United
Methodist
Church
in the “B” building located near the front of the church campus. Meeting room is B116, next to the church library. Directions to
Mt.
Bethel
are as follows: From I-75 take exit
#261, Delk Road
and head East (opposite Dobbins Air Force Base). If exiting Northbound,
turn right onto
Delk Rd. If exiting Southbound, turn left onto Delk.
Delk Rd.
becomes
Terrell Mill Road, which becomes
Lower Roswell Road. From I-75 the church is approximately 5 miles. It is a large
yellow church on the left, and a police/fire station is across the street on
the right. Turn into any church driveway. The parking spaces at
the front of the parking lot will be the ones closest to Building “B.”
Coweta/Fayette County - ASPIRES
Contact:
Diane Cormier 770-253-2013, Cathy Nevov 770-253-3514, or
Sandra Smith 770-252-2117, email:
sandys30277@yahoo.com
Meets at Cornerstone United Methodist Church, 2956 Hwy 154,at 6:30pm,
unspecified dates.
Dekalb
County/Atlanta
Sponsored by: The Marcus Institute, 1920 Briarcliff Road, Atlanta, GA
30329
Contact:
Heidi Zaner at 404-634-5798 or
dekalbautismsg@bellsouth.net
Meets the 1st Wednesday of every month from 11:30am-1: 30pm at The Marcus
Institute (bring a brown bag lunch) (404) 419-4000. Meets the 3rd
Wednesday of every month from 7:00-9:00pm at the Marcus Jewish Community
Center, 5342 Tilly Mill Rd., Dunwoody GA 30338 (770) 396-3250.
Dekalb
County/Lithonia -A branch of the Dekalb
Autism Support Group will be held on the 4th Wednesday of every month at the
site of the new Dekalb Medical Center at Hillandale, 2801 Dekalb Medical
Parkway, Lithonia, Georgia, 30058 from 7-9 PM in their conference room.
Fayette
County Asperger Syndrome Support Group
Contact: Dixie Brienza at 678-576-8592 or
AspergerSupport@aol.com
Meets 1st Thursday of each month (Sept.-May) at 7:00pm, 1279 Medical
Building, Hwy 54 next to hospital in Community Room "C", 3rd floor around
the corner from elevators. This group is for parents of children with
Asperger Syndrome or related disorders.
Floyd
County Autism North Georgia
Contact: Sherri Hardegree at 706-766-4089 or Laura Adams at 706-232-6775
Email:
autismnorthgeorgia@yahoogroups.com
Meets the first Saturday of each month. A support group for parents of
autistic and special needs children.
Forsyth,
Hall and surrounding area
A.S.C.E.N.D. (Autism Spectrum Community and New Directions)
Contact: Laura Daigle at 678-300-8687 or
info@ascend-er.com
Meets at Northside Forsyth Hospital.
ASCEND serves as a resource to individuals with autistic spectrum disorders,
their families, and the professionals involved in their care.
Glynn
County and Brunswick area Autism Support Group
Contact:
Shirley Moore, Parent Mentor at 912-267-4100 X1157,
or
smoore@glynn.k12.ga.us
Gwinnett
County Autism Support Group (SPECTRUM)
(also Sibling Support Group, Asperger's Support Group, and Grandparent
Support Group)
Contact:
Claire Dees at 770-904-2909 or
claidee @aol.com
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or
Julia Massey,
knightsmace @bellsouth.net
Aspergers group contact: Maureen Mauney at 770-931-1728
Meets the first Thursday of every month from 6:30-8:00pm at First
Baptist Church of Duluth, 2908 Duluth Highway 120, Duluth, GA 30096
Website:
http://www.atl-spectrum.com/
Henry
County
Contact: Teri Castle at
terri.castle@flukenetworks.com
Muscogee County/Columbus area
Autism Support Group
Contact: Elsie Buchanan-Lucas at 706-653-0323
Website:
http://www.mcasg.net/
Newton
County/Covington area Family and Friends of Children with Autism
Contact:
Glenda Gaither at 770-784-1492 or
bjackwscc@earthlink.net
Meets at the Washington Street Community Center, 4138 School St., Covington
Southside Support Group for Parents of Children on the Autistic Spectrum
Clayton, Henry and surrounding counties
Contact: Linda Cowen at 770-471-9800 or
lscowen@mindspring.com
Meets the 1st Saturday of each month at 11:00am at Clayton Developmental
Center (Bradford-Williams Center) 7146 Southlake Parkway, Morrow, GA
30260
Spalding
County and surrounding counties
Contact:
Mary Fields at 770-229-5511
Special Needs Support Group for parents of children with special needs
Thomas
County
Contact: Michelle Macrorie at 229-226-1161 or
hidrmichelle@yahoo.com
Meets at Archbold Hospital in Thomasville.
Troup
County/LaGrange Support Group
Contact:
Nina Hubbert at 706-845-7970
Parent Supporting Inclusion
Walton
County (and surrounding areas) Support Group
F.A.C.E.S
(Families of Autism/Asperger's Syndrome Care, Educate, and Support)
Contact: Teresa Johnson at 770-207-6346 or
georgiafaces@aol.com
Meets the 3rd Thursday of each month from 7:00-8:30pm
Free childcare is available with reservation.
Website:
www.georgiafaces.info
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