Echidnas is dedicated to improving the social skills of people with Asperger's Syndrome.  Our services include:

• a Social Skills Group for students age 13 through high school with Asperger's Syndrome AND Parent Support Network (contact us for information on this group)
  
• a Social Skills Group for young adults age 18 - 24 on the Autism Spectrum AND Parent Network (contact us for information on this group)
  

• An opportunity to focus on the development of social and life skills

• A place to foster self-esteem and friendships

• A place which encourages acceptance of self and others
  
  
• A forum to learn skills for succeeding in a socially oriented world

• An opportunity to learn we are not alone raising an Asperger child
• An opportunity to dicusss and learn about topics ofmutual interest
• Support from parents who have similar experiences
• Networking with like-minded parents
• Providing a safe learning and social environment for our kids
  

If you are interested in learning more about our group, please send us an email.

From an Echidnas Parent:

Last night my son and I were talking - he said that he thought having "Aspergian traits"
was a positive thing and that he liked himself just the way he is. Again, after the horrendous last

year and the way he would tell me that he felt like a piece of trash
while he was at school every day, these new positive feeling about
himself are making us all so happy.

He's so looking forward to the Echidnas meeting next week and is just
feeling so good about the way things are going. Thanks for finding
room for us in the group! We treasure you all more then I can even
begin to say. For everyone who starts school next week, happy first
day! May everyone have a great first day experience and a wonderful
year to come!