Number of comments: 0 For the month of December: We're meeting on Saturday the 12th at the Kingston Library at 1:30 p.m. It has not been discussed yet what we will cover, but when we know, it will be posted. On the Saturday of the 26th, there will not' [...]
Number of comments: 3 For the month of November: We met on the 14th, but will not be meeting on the 28th. Our topic of discussion was relationships. For our next meeting (December 12th), social gatherings, characteristics of Aspie females, and films with an Aspie character will [...]
Number of comments: 0 For the month of October: We met on the 10th. A few of us went on the 14th to Manhattan's GRASP group. There was a meeting on the 24th. Irene has not attended our September meetings. No one is required to say in advance' [...]
Number of comments: 3 For the month of September: Thank you Max for sharing that ART is meeting in September as usual for both the second and fourth Saturdays. On the 12th, we had fun playing a card game that helped us become better acquainted with those of us [...]
Number of comments: 0 For the month of August: ART gathered on the 8th and 22nd. As with last month, information about what occurred during then would have to be received from whoever attended. I was still on my summer break. Because of unknown reasons, I lost track of [...]
Number of comments: 1 For the month of July: ART held its regular meetings on the 11th and 25th. Information about what occurred during then would have to be received from whoever attended. Personally, I needed to take a long break from my computers and regular attendance to Aspies [...]
Number of comments: 1 For the month of June: Those of us who came to the meeting on the 13th viewed Jamey Wolff's film "The Asperger's Difference" and discussed it afterwards. Later, we voted to gather even though Irene will not be attending ART on the 27th. Dr. Brody [...]
Number of comments: 0 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 [...]
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![...]
Number of comments: 2 For the month of May: The meeting planned for the 9th got messed up due to temporarily changing our regular routine to meet at the library. The planned meeting for the 23rd had to be cancelled that morning due to not knowing in advance [...]
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 [...]
Number of comments: 0 For the month of March: On the 14th, the movie Into the Wild was talked about. On the 28th, more was covered on how people converse when getting acquainted. Check out The Flip Side of social life titled in our right column. [...]
Number of comments: 1 For the month of February: The topic of difficult conversations was our primary focus on the 14th. After that, the question of whether or not Aspies have empathy was discussed again. On the 28th, we wrapped up our discussion on empathy and moved on to [...]
Number of comments: 0 For the month of January: Due to the snow fall on the 10th, the meeting was cancelled halfway through the normally scheduled hours. Irene, along with another group member, showed up around 1:30 p.m. An hour later, another showed up. On the 24th, there was [...]
Number of comments: 0 For the month of December: Four group members met on Saturday, December 13th to discuss whatever came to mind with Irene. GRASP wasn't one of those things; nor was the topic of leadership brought up. Our one and only December meeting was about as casual' [...]
Number of comments: 0 For the month of November: We met as usual on Saturday, November 8th. Some of our discussions were on how Aspies can appear egocentric when socializing by talking about one's self too much and also on how we handle criticism (especially since we tend to' [...]
Number of comments: 0 For the month of October: There was no meeting on the 11th, but there was one on the 25th. Irene might possibly recall what transpired during that gathering. To submit a comment on any of these posts, you need to have cookies enabled in order [...]
Number of comments: 0 For the month of September: We met on Saturday, Sept. 13th and 27th at the Kingston Library on 55 Franklin Street. If you would like to know what you missed, Irene might remember what was discussed on those days. So long summer...[...]
Irene is on vacation, so there are no meetings for this month. If you can't travel for a vacation, do as Dr. Leo Marvin recommended to Bob Wiley in the movie "What About Bob?"...take a vacation from your problems.[...]
Number of comments: 0 We now have a totally new and highly improved community forum board and it's free!
This is a great way for us to interconnect inbetween meetings by being able to leave posts and/or send private messages! Joining is easy, but if you'd [...]
On Saturday, June 14th, we discussed what factors need to be considered for understanding why people respond the way the do to what we say, especially when we might get a different response than someone else. This topic was [...]
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 [...]
This is a great way for us to interconnect inbetween meetings by being able to leave posts and/or send private messages! Joining is easy, but if you'd rather take time to read [...]
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.
Number of comments: 0 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.
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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' [...]