Hydra
Tufted Titmouse
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Age: 27
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Location: Tennessee
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 Posted: Sat Jan 31, 2009 9:58 pm Post subject: Tennessee Aspies? |
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| I was just wondering if there where any other aspies out there in TN? Or even better maybe even a group! Maybe we could even all try to hang out! If I can build up enough courage. |
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aspiemom1
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| Posted: Sat Jan 31, 2009 11:25 pm Post subject: |
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| yep, what part of tn? |
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Hydra
Tufted Titmouse
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Age: 27
Posts: 33
Location: Tennessee
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| Posted: Sun Feb 01, 2009 12:00 am Post subject: |
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| I'm in the nashville/hermitage area. I live off 40 so I can basically go to hermitage within 5 minutes. |
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Roxas_XIII
Fortune favors the bold
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Age: 22
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Location: Laramie, WY
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| Posted: Sun Feb 01, 2009 1:20 am Post subject: |
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I'm from TN! Out of the Memphis area. But I won't be a state resident for long, I'm planning to move soon.
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warrenpeace
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Joined: Jul 27, 2008
Age: 45
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Location: Northern Virginia
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| Posted: Sun Feb 01, 2009 2:24 am Post subject: |
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| You might want to get in touch with people in the western NC/Asheville area as well. My daughter goes to UNCA. It's a nice, quirky intellectual's town. Just a hint. I myself live in Northern VA, work in DC. |
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Chuck
le concierge de muse'e imaginaire
Joined: Feb 26, 2007
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Location: with you :)
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aspiemom1
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| Posted: Sun Feb 01, 2009 10:36 am Post subject: |
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| im around the chattanooga area. |
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JetLag
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Age: 63
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Location: California
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| Posted: Sun Feb 01, 2009 12:14 pm Post subject: |
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Welcome to Wrong Planet, Hydra.
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Hydra
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Age: 27
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Location: Tennessee
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| Posted: Sun Feb 01, 2009 4:37 pm Post subject: |
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| Sweet! Do any of you know of any aspie groups near nashville or hermitage? Heck I'd go to knoxville if I had to. |
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Chuck
le concierge de muse'e imaginaire
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When I sought a practitioner who specializes in adults with autism, I consulted Autism Society of Middle Tennessee:
http://www.tnautism.org/
There weren't any practitioners who deal with adults with autism in Nashville, so they referred me to Elliott Ward, PhD in Murfreesboro. He is the only one in the area that I know of who sees adults. (About an hour's drive from Hermitage). I did meet a resident at Vanderbilt who is going to specialize in seeing adults with autism, he came to meet me, and was very friendly. But he is still in his residency program. The only other option given me was to go to Louisville, Kentucky, or Atlanta, Georgia. There are many more practitioners who deal with children with autism in and around Nashville.
aspiemom1 is in a good location. Chattanooga is not only beautiful, but I discovered in my search that the largest concentration of autism specialists is in Atlanta, which isn't far from where she lives.
Dr. Ward told me that there isn't anything that he can really do for me. I did not go expecting help, I went seeking expert advice on whether or not I have Asperger's. He interviewed me, tested me in various ways, and examined my school records, work records, and social history in making the diagnosis. There is really no reason for me to go back to see him now. I have not attended any of the Autism Society of Middle Tennessee monthly meetings. They look like they may offer helpful support groups for parents of children with autism, but I don't have kids.
There are no Asperger's groups in the area that I know of.
Knoxville and Memphis both have autism specialists, but I'm not sure if they have group meetings or not. |
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aspiemom1
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| As far as I can find, Knox has nothing for adults either. |
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richie
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Roxas_XIII
Fortune favors the bold
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Location: Laramie, WY
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| Chuck wrote: | When I sought a practitioner who specializes in adults with autism, I consulted Autism Society of Middle Tennessee:
http://www.tnautism.org/
There weren't any practitioners who deal with adults with autism in Nashville, so they referred me to Elliott Ward, PhD in Murfreesboro. He is the only one in the area that I know of who sees adults. (About an hour's drive from Hermitage). I did meet a resident at Vanderbilt who is going to specialize in seeing adults with autism, he came to meet me, and was very friendly. But he is still in his residency program. The only other option given me was to go to Louisville, Kentucky, or Atlanta, Georgia. There are many more practitioners who deal with children with autism in and around Nashville.
aspiemom1 is in a good location. Chattanooga is not only beautiful, but I discovered in my search that the largest concentration of autism specialists is in Atlanta, which isn't far from where she lives.
Dr. Ward told me that there isn't anything that he can really do for me. I did not go expecting help, I went seeking expert advice on whether or not I have Asperger's. He interviewed me, tested me in various ways, and examined my school records, work records, and social history in making the diagnosis. There is really no reason for me to go back to see him now. I have not attended any of the Autism Society of Middle Tennessee monthly meetings. They look like they may offer helpful support groups for parents of children with autism, but I don't have kids.
There are no Asperger's groups in the area that I know of.
Knoxville and Memphis both have autism specialists, but I'm not sure if they have group meetings or not. |
There are a few. I've been to about 4 or 5.
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