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01 Sep 2014, 11:50 am

The Salt Lake City Asperger?s Syndrome Support Group is starting its fourth year. Its Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/pages/Salt-Lak ... 29?sk=info states that the group meets ?monthly at the Murray Library on the 3rd Saturday of each month from 4-5:30 pm. We also have a summer social and a Christmas dinner. Come and join our group. Anyone is welcome!?

The next meeting should be held on Sept. 20, 2014, at 4:00-5:30 p.m. The library http://www.murraylibrary.org/ is located at 166 East 5300 South in Murray, Utah 84107-6075.


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02 Sep 2014, 12:32 am

I could plan on going, I don't work saturdays.

How many people typically show up? And have you considered having a meetup.com group? There's nothing at all in the utah area for autism support groups.


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02 Sep 2014, 7:53 am

It would be cool if I could go---but I live about 2,000 miles away from SLC.



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20 Sep 2014, 7:23 pm

Because of a prior commitment which caused my day to run a little longer than expected, I got to the meeting for the last 20 minutes.

But, I met two members who were just about to wrap up the meeting. We made introductions and chatted about our special interests and sensitivities to noise. Everyone was friendly, and I plan to attend the full meeting next month (Oct. 18, 2014 at 4:00 to 5:30 p.m.).


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22 Sep 2014, 1:36 am

AspieUtah wrote:
Because of a prior commitment which caused my day to run a little longer than expected, I got to the meeting for the last 20 minutes.

But, I met two members who were just about to wrap up the meeting. We made introductions and chatted about our special interests and sensitivities to noise. Everyone was friendly, and I plan to attend the full meeting next month (Oct. 18, 2014 at 4:00 to 5:30 p.m.).


I got invited to go to river rafting that day with friends, went out that direction instead.

Glad to know there's a turnout of sorts, I'll try to show up next month.


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17 Oct 2014, 4:58 am

is there a meeting this saturday?

i'm on call saturday, if i work, it's 1pm-1am, otherwise i don't have any reason to not go


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17 Oct 2014, 9:51 am

886 wrote:
is there a meeting this saturday?

i'm on call saturday, if i work, it's 1pm-1am, otherwise i don't have any reason to not go

Their Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/pages/Salt-Lak ... 3309281229 doesn't show the usual meeting announcement, but the group leader did say last month that the regular meeting scheduled for October was planned. He didn't say that it would be cancelled.

There is also a "What is an Autist? Communicating Success on the Autism Spectrum" workshop http://www.perfect5thproject.net/ at Research Park near the University of Utah from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. I am registered for the workshop, and plan to attend both meetings. I would say that the support group at 4:00 to 5:30 p.m. will try to meet up. At least, I will be there. :-)


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