ASPEN provides families and individuals whose lives are affected by Autism Spectrum Disorders (Asperger Syndrome, Pervasive Developmental Disorder-NOS, High Functioning Autism), and Nonverbal Learning Disabilities with education, support and advocacy. http://www.aspennj.org A new ASPEN Fathers Support Group has been added for Camden, Burlington, Gloucester, and Atlantic Counties, NJ. For details, please visit www.aspennj.org/chapters_fathers_camden.asp http://www.aspennj.org/chapters_fathers_camden.asp http://www.aspennj.org/chapters_fathers_camden.asp A new ASPEN chapter has opened in Sussex County, NJ! For details, please visit www.aspennj.org/chapters_sussex.asp http://www.aspennj.org/chapters_sussex.asp http://www.aspennj.org/chapters_sussex.asp Event calendar updated! For details, please visit www.aspennj.org/chapters_camden.asp http://www.aspennj.org/chapters_camden.asp http://www.aspennj.org/chapters_camden.asp Event calendar updated! For details, please visit www.aspennj.org/chapters_middlesex.asp http://www.aspennj.org/chapters_middlesex.asp http://www.aspennj.org/chapters_middlesex.asp The May 16th meeting for ASPEN Essex County has been cancelled. For details and meeting schedules, please visit www.aspennj.org/chapters_essex.asp http://www.aspennj.org/chapters_essex.asp http://www.aspennj.org/chapters_essex.asp ASPEN has expanded and now has an adult issues group in Atlantic / Cape May County, NJ. For details and meeting schedules, please visit www.aspennj.org/chapters_adult_atlantic.asp http://www.aspennj.org/chapters_adult_atlantic.asp http://www.aspennj.org/chapters_adult_atlantic.asp ASPEN's Spring Conference on Sunday, March 27th is now sold out. Thank you for making this event a great success! http://www.aspennj.org/ http://www.aspennj.org/ ASPEN's March 15th meeting for Ocean County have been cancelled and we are trying to reschedule the speaker for another date! http://www.aspennj.org/chapters_ocean.asp http://www.aspennj.org/chapters_ocean.asp ASPEN's January 12th meetings for Bergen County and Middlesex County have been cancelled due to the snow. http://www.aspennj.org/ http://www.aspennj.org/ We will be meeting on the first Tuesday of every month from 7:00pm - 9:00pm unless otherwise noted. Our support meetings are open to adult family members of individuals with Asperger Syndrome, PDD-NOS and HFA. We will also be scheduling speakers during the year, and professionals are invited to join us for these presentations. For details and location information, please visit www.aspennj.org/chapters_mercer.asp http://www.aspennj.org/chapters_mercer.asp http://www.aspennj.org/chapters_mercer.asp TRRS Special Ed PTA and ASPEN Ocean County Chapter presents Dr. Barbie Zimmerman-Bier, Chief of Developmental Pediatrics at St. Peter's University Hospital, New Brunswick. For details and location information, please visit www.aspennj.org/chapters_ocean.asp http://www.aspennj.org/chapters_ocean.asp http://www.aspennj.org/chapters_ocean.asp ASPEN has expanded and now has social groups specifically for teens, tweens and young adults with Autism Spectrum Disorders in Bergen County and Mommouth County, NJ. For details and meeting schedules, please visit www.aspennj.org/chapters.asp http://www.aspennj.org/chapters.asp http://www.aspennj.org/chapters.asp ASPEN has expanded and now has an adult social group in Morris County, NJ. For details and meeting schedules, please visit www.aspennj.org/chapters_adult_morris.asp http://www.aspennj.org/chapters_adult_morris.asp http://www.aspennj.org/chapters_adult_morris.asp Event calendar updated! For details, please visit www.aspennj.org/chapters_ocean.asp http://www.aspennj.org/chapters_ocean.asp http://www.aspennj.org/chapters_ocean.asp Event calendar updated! For details, please visit www.aspennj.org/chapters_essex.asp http://www.aspennj.org/chapters_essex.asp http://www.aspennj.org/chapters_essex.asp KOACH, the college outreach department of The United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism, once again invites eligible participants to register for its free trip to Israel, designed specifically for those with Asperger's Syndrome. For details, please visit www.aspennj.org/events.asp http://www.aspennj.org/events.asp http://www.aspennj.org/events.asp ASPEN has expanded and now has a chapter in Charlotte, North Carolina. For details and meeting schedules, please visit www.aspennj.org/chapters_nc_charlotte.asp http://www.aspennj.org/chapters_nc_charlotte.asp http://www.aspennj.org/chapters_nc_charlotte.asp Event calendar updated! For details, please visit www.aspennj.org/chapters_monmouth.asp http://www.aspennj.org/chapters_monmouth.asp http://www.aspennj.org/chapters_monmouth.asp Event calendar updated! For details, please visit www.aspennj.org/chapters_adult_north-nj.asp http://www.aspennj.org/chapters_adult_north-nj.asp http://www.aspennj.org/chapters_adult_north-nj.asp Our upcoming meetings will be held at the Katz JCC located at 1301 Springdale Road in Cherry Hill, NJ. We will use the Family Activity Center, except for our November and December meeting which will be in Room 206 instead. For details, please visit www.aspennj.org/chapters_adult_camden.asp http://www.aspennj.org/chapters_adult_camden.asp http://www.aspennj.org/chapters_adult_camden.asp Event calendar updated! For details, please visit www.aspennj.org/chapters_adult_camden.asp http://www.aspennj.org/chapters_adult_camden.asp http://www.aspennj.org/chapters_adult_camden.asp Event calendar updated! For details, please visit www.aspennj.org/chapters_ocean.asp http://www.aspennj.org/chapters_ocean.asp http://www.aspennj.org/chapters_ocean.asp Event calendar updated! For details, please visit www.aspennj.org/chapters_northwest-nj.asp http://www.aspennj.org/chapters_northwest-nj.asp http://www.aspennj.org/chapters_northwest-nj.asp Event calendar updated! For details, please visit www.aspennj.org/chapters_essex.asp http://www.aspennj.org/chapters_essex.asp http://www.aspennj.org/chapters_essex.asp Event calendar updated! For details, please visit www.aspennj.org/chapters_bergen.asp http://www.aspennj.org/chapters_bergen.asp http://www.aspennj.org/chapters_bergen.asp Event calendar updated! For details, please visit www.aspennj.org/chapters_middlesex.asp http://www.aspennj.org/chapters_middlesex.asp http://www.aspennj.org/chapters_middlesex.asp Event calendar updated! For details, please visit www.aspennj.org/chapters_adult_camden.asp http://www.aspennj.org/chapters_adult_camden.asp http://www.aspennj.org/chapters_adult_camden.asp On Sunday, May 23rd, we need your help. Help Matthew Kamis build a 400 square foot LEGO model of Jerusalem using 60,000 blocks under the direction of architect Stephen W. Schwartz, AIA! Proceeds benefitting the Asperger Syndrome Education Network (ASPEN) Register today! http://www.aspennj.org/events.asp http://www.aspennj.org/events.asp Event calendar updated! For details, please visit www.aspennj.org/chapters_adult_camden.asp http://www.aspennj.org/chapters_adult_camden.asp http://www.aspennj.org/chapters_adult_camden.asp Event calendar updated! For details, please visit www.aspennj.org/chapters_adult_camden.asp http://www.aspennj.org/chapters_adult_camden.asp http://www.aspennj.org/chapters_adult_camden.asp Check out our resource page for new research projects devoted to Aspergers Syndrome and ASPEN http://www.aspennj.org/resources_research-projects.asp http://www.aspennj.org/resources_research-projects.asp Event calendar updated! For details, please visit www.aspennj.org/chapters_adult_camden.asp http://www.aspennj.org/chapters_adult_camden.asp http://www.aspennj.org/chapters_adult_camden.asp The ASPEN Adult Social Group of Camden/Burlington County has moved! Check the ASPEN website for complete details. http://www.aspennj.org/chapters_adult_camden.asp http://www.aspennj.org/chapters_adult_camden.asp For complete details, please visit www.aspennj.org http://www.aspennj.org/index.asp http://www.aspennj.org/index.asp Julie Guthmann is the new facilitator for ASPEN Family Issues Chapter in Camden / Burlington County. Welcome Julie! http://www.aspennj.org/chapters_adult_camden.asp http://www.aspennj.org/chapters_adult_camden.asp New speaker announced! For details, please visit www.aspennj.org/chapters_bergen.asp http://www.aspennj.org/chapters_bergen.asp http://www.aspennj.org/chapters_bergen.asp For complete details, please visit www.aspennj.org http://www.aspennj.org/index.asp http://www.aspennj.org/index.asp New events and speakers announced! For details, please visit www.aspennj.org/chapters_camden.asp http://www.aspennj.org/chapters_camden.asp http://www.aspennj.org/chapters_camden.asp Family Holiday Party at Q'doba Mexican Grill. Must pre-register by December 4th with Jackie at jackieppr@comcast.net or Debbie at 856-616-0677. http://www.aspennj.org/chapters_camden.asp http://www.aspennj.org/chapters_camden.asp New events and speakers announced! For details, please visit www.aspennj.org/chapters_essex.asp http://www.aspennj.org/chapters_essex.asp http://www.aspennj.org/chapters_essex.asp Sign up for our ASPEN email list and receive the latest information on upcoming meetings and conferences plus the latest news and articles on autism spectrum disorders. http://www.aspennj.org/newsletter.asp http://www.aspennj.org/newsletter.asp New events and speakers announced! For details, please visit www.aspennj.org/chapters_ocean.asp http://www.aspennj.org/chapters_ocean.asp http://www.aspennj.org/chapters_ocean.asp New events and speakers announced! For details, please visit www.aspennj.org/chapters_northwest-nj.asp http://www.aspennj.org/chapters_northwest-nj.asp http://www.aspennj.org/chapters_northwest-nj.asp New events and speakers announced! For details, please visit www.aspennj.org/chapters_monmouth.asp http://www.aspennj.org/chapters_monmouth.asp http://www.aspennj.org/chapters_monmouth.asp You and your child may be interested in participating in our study: Early Development of Brain Connectivity in Autism. This study is the first effort to examine the functional communications between distant parts of the brain (known as functional connectivity) in toddlers with autism spectrum disorders. Functional connectivity is thought to be at the very basis of social, communication, and sensory integration processes that are impaired in children with a diagnosis of autism spectrum. Read more at www.ASPENnj.org http://www.aspennj.org/resources_research-projects.asp http://www.aspennj.org/resources_research-projects.asp New events and speakers announced! For details, please visit www.aspennj.org/chapters_bergen.asp http://www.aspennj.org/chapters_bergen.asp http://www.aspennj.org/chapters_bergen.asp New events and speakers announced! For details, please visit www.aspennj.org/chapters_essex.asp http://www.aspennj.org/chapters_essex.asp http://www.aspennj.org/chapters_essex.asp New asperger syndrome resources have been added to our Support Groups in Other States and Countries page. Please visit the website for full details. http://www.aspennj.org/resources_other.asp#IL http://www.aspennj.org/resources_other.asp#IL For complete details, please visit www.aspennj.org http://www.aspennj.org/index.asp http://www.aspennj.org/index.asp New events and speakers announced! For details, please visit www.aspennj.org/chapters_middlesex.asp http://www.aspennj.org/chapters_middlesex.asp http://www.aspennj.org/chapters_middlesex.asp An extraordinary, inclusive film making experience taught by Hollywood professionals, celebrating and developing the talents and skills of all students (both with and without special needs). Deadline for applications is May 25, 2009 so act soon! For details and enrollment information, please visit www.aspennj.org/resources_summer-camps.asp http://www.aspennj.org/resources_summer-camps.asp http://www.aspennj.org/resources_summer-camps.asp The afternoon workshop session speakers have been announced! For complete details, please visit www.aspennj.org http://www.aspennj.org/index.asp http://www.aspennj.org/index.asp Understanding Asperger Syndrome: Implications for Accommodations in Classrooms and Residence Halls as presented by Vincent Varrassi, MA, LDTC - Varrassi Educational Associates. For complete details and RSVP information, please visit www.aspennj.org/events.asp http://www.aspennj.org/events.asp http://www.aspennj.org/events.asp Dr. Peter Joffee will be our new speaker for the May 20th meeting. Dr. Joffee is a chiropractor who has worked with autistic children. He will be discussing how natural chiropractic care can help increase the full potential of children who have AS. http://www.aspennj.org/chapters_monmouth.asp http://www.aspennj.org/chapters_monmouth.asp Dr. Shtayermman is conducting a study that looks into the impact raising a child diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome on the parents. This study will ask you to complete a 15 minute survey online exploring your thoughts and feelings in relation to stress and marital satisfaction. Read more at www.ASPENnj.org http://www.aspennj.org/resources_research-projects.asp http://www.aspennj.org/resources_research-projects.asp I am a graduate clinical psychology student at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. For my Masters thesis I am investigating the differences between children who are loners and withdrawn in social setting (potentially exhibiting Schizoid PD or its traits) and children who are currently diagnosed with Asperger's Disorder. Read more at www.ASPENnj.org http://www.aspennj.org/resources_research-projects.asp http://www.aspennj.org/resources_research-projects.asp We're pleased to announce the most recent addition to our scholarship programs, the Google Lime Scholarship for Students with Disabilities. We're partnering with Lime to offer scholarships to students with disabilities who are pursuing university degrees in the field of computer science in Canada or the U.S. Lime is a not-for-profit organization that brings together global corporations and people with disabilities, bringing to light an untapped source of talent. Scholarships will be granted for the 2009-2010 academic year, and recipients will be invited to attend an all-expenses-paid retreat at the Googleplex in Mountain View in 2010. Read more at www.ASPENnj.org http://www.aspennj.org/ http://www.aspennj.org/ The aim of this study is to explore how adolescents with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) use media (watching television and using a computer) and how they spend time with friends, their psychological well-being, and their relationships with parents and friends. Read more at www.ASPENnj.org http://www.aspennj.org/resources_research-projects.asp http://www.aspennj.org/resources_research-projects.asp New asperger syndrome resources have been added to our Support Groups in Other States and Countries page. Please visit the website for full details. http://www.aspennj.org/resources_other.asp http://www.aspennj.org/resources_other.asp The event calendar has been updated with new details. Please visit the website for full details. http://www.aspennj.org/chapters_essex.asp http://www.aspennj.org/chapters_essex.asp The ASPEN Family Issues Chapter in Western Monmouth County calendar has been updated. http://www.aspennj.org/chapters_monmouth.asp http://www.aspennj.org/chapters_monmouth.asp The Adult Issues Chapter in North Jersey calendar has been updated. http://www.aspennj.org/chapters_adult_north-nj.asp http://www.aspennj.org/chapters_adult_north-nj.asp Check out our resource page for new research projects devoted to Aspergers Syndrome and ASPEN http://www.aspennj.org/resources_research-projects.asp http://www.aspennj.org/resources_research-projects.asp David Fisher from the Douglass School is setting up a program for aspies at Rutgers University. http://www.aspennj.org/chapters_bergen.asp http://www.aspennj.org/chapters_bergen.asp The Organization for Autism Research (OAR) is now accepting applications for the Fall 2009 Schwallie Family Scholarship Competition to support qualified individuals with autism or Asperger Syndrome in the United States pursuing post-secondary education. http://www.researchautism.org/news/otherevents/scholarship.asp http://www.researchautism.org/news/otherevents/scholarship.asp The Road to Independence for Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders: High School and Beyond - March 22, 2009 http://www.aspennj.org/ http://www.aspennj.org/ On Friday, November 14th our President, Lori Shery received the Humanitarian of the Year Award from ASAH, a professional organization of private schools and agencies in New Jersey providing specialized services to over 11,000 infants, children and young adults with disabilities. Lori was recognized on behalf of her tireless efforts on behalf of children, adults and families with Asperger Syndrome. http://www.aspennj.org/ http://www.aspennj.org/ The event calendar has been updated with new details. Please visit the website for full details. http://www.aspennj.org/chapters_camden.asp http://www.aspennj.org/chapters_camden.asp Congratulations to Mr. James Bayley, resource room teacher in the Emerson public School District and recipient of ASPEN's 2nd Annual Inspiration in Education Award. Please visit the website for full details. http://www.aspennj.org http://www.aspennj.org/ We have a new home in Toms River for our meetings starting in September that will be much easier for everyone to find. Please visit our website for details. http://www.aspennj.org/chapters_ocean.asp http://www.aspennj.org/chapters_ocean.asp Ayuda del sindrome de Asperger para la gente que habla espanol http://www.aspennj.org/resources.asp http://www.aspennj.org/resources.asp Please check our website for complete details http://www.aspennj.org/chapters_essex.asp http://www.aspennj.org/chapters_essex.asp Please check our website for complete details http://www.aspennj.org/resources_research-projects.asp http://www.aspennj.org/resources_research-projects.asp Please check our website for complete details http://www.aspennj.org/resources_other.asp http://www.aspennj.org/resources_other.asp Your online purchases are also gifts to ASPEN. By traveling to Amazon.com via the link below, Amazon will donate up to 20% of your total sale to ASPEN. Thank you for your support! http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect-home/aspaspsynedun-20 http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect-home/aspaspsynedun-20