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Be A Member! Get Involved! T* A* S* C* is always seeking volunteers to join the coalition in support of its mission and purpose. All that is required is a willingness to learn about and an ability to make an effort to support adults, especially more higher-functioning adults, with autism spectrum disorders, their families and friends. This can be done by giving moral and other support to the activities and efforts sponsored by T* A* S* C*. We are looking for higher-functioning adults with autism spectrum disorders, such as Asperger's Syndrome, who are interested in individual and collective self-advocacy.
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Jarl Jackson
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ONLINE MESSAGE BOARD ARC-FLORIDA LIFE WITH PRINCIPLE
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T* A* S* C* NewsFind the latest news on the Tallahassee Autism Support Coalition here on our blog:
http://tallahasseeautismsupportcoalition.blogspot.com/
Who We Are:
T* A* S* C* - the Tallahassee Autism Support Coalition seeks to provide education, advocacy, and support groups for individuals with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs), their families, friends and other supporters. T* A* S* C*'s membership includes “aspies” – adults with Asperger’s Syndrome and other ASDs, their family members, friends, and professionals who work with them. T* A* S* C* also help members to access other services.
T* A* S* C* started as the ‘Autism-Asperger’ Social Support Group in February 2004. This evolved and split into two other efforts, mentioned below. More than three years later, the organization sponsors the peer-organized Tallahassee Asperger Support Group and an informal, participant-driven social activities program, including both a weekly social get-together and a monthly participant-driven social activity, different every time ...
T* A* S* C* seeks funding and other support to continue and expand efforts in four areas: Support, Information & Referral Services, Outreach, and Advocacy & Public Awareness.
What We Do -Together:
Support T* A* S* C* would like to improve and expand its support program, now represented solely by the Tallahassee Autism Support Group. There has been interest in a similar group for the parents of higher-functioning adults with ASDs. In addition, many in the greater Big Bend region, including southeast Georgia, have expressed an interest in participating in the current support group, but are unable to do so. In addition, we need resources to help start groups to serve these individuals.
In addition, the informal social program needs greater resources to both allow more individuals to participate, as well allow for a greater range of activities. These programs draw on the expertise of professionals and the needs and interests of individuals with ASDs, their friends and family members.
Outreach Outreach efforts have included a newsletter, past volunteer recruitment efforts, flyers, and word-of-mouth. >T* A* S* C* seeks to provide information and support on issues related to higher-functioning adults with ASDs.
Advocacy T* A* S* C*seeks to identify local spokespersons, resources, and strategies to reduce ignorance and stigma related to ASDs and increase awareness of our concerns.
Public Awareness The mission of T* A* S* C* is to promote support, reduce ignorance and stigma, and increase venues for the care and treatment for aspies and their families requires a strong advocacy effort. Equally required, is awareness of the many issues that touch the lives of those that T* A* S* C* seeks to serve. We have long wanted to work more and better with government agencies, elected and appointed officials, and other organizations on a regular basis to assure that laws and regulations do no harm and indeed work to improve lives. Thus, T* A* S* C* is fortunate to be an affiliate of the ARC of Florida, through which it hopes to develop a self-advocacy program and work together in other endeavors, collaborating to achieve a support system for all.
A community of volunteer individuals and organizations, working to help people with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) grow and develop as individuals and members of the community.
An effective group that promotes education, advocacy and awareness in order to identify, develop and highlight strengths of individuals with autism, as well as reduce their potential weaknesses.
Good coordination and operation of, as well as increased participation in, efforts designed to help persons with ASD maximize their assets and minimize their deficits.
T*A* S* C* - the Tallahassee Autism Support Coalition The mission of T* A* S* C* - the Tallahassee Autism Support Coalition is to be a coalition of volunteers - individuals and organizations, people on and off the autism spectrum - working to help individuals with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) grow and develop as individuals and as members of the community.
T* A* S* C* is an affiliate of ARC-Florida:
Their Mission Statement: “Working with local, state, and national partners, The Arc of Florida advocates for local chapters, public policies, and high quality supports for people with developmental and other disabilities to be fully included in all aspects of their community.”
T* A* S* C* is pleased to announce that the self-advocacy training program initiated by the series held during January 2008 will continue online for the benefit of those subscribed to our message board.
Related to the self-advocacy opportunities is T* A* S* C*'s status as an ARC of Florida affiliate. Sadly, our relationship with the FSU CARD has ended due to disagreements as to its nature.
The webmaster who created this site is a 43-year-old male.
He is also an adult with Asperger's Syndrome (AS), an autism spectrum disorder (ASD). He is among those with AS not identified as such until later in life.
Like many with Asperger's Syndrome (AS), he works a job that pays the bills. However, he pursues a variety of interests as well, ranging from cycling to writing projects poetry and prose, fiction and nonfiction.
His experience then is in both knowing and not knowing about ASDs and in knowing and not knowing that he has one.
In January, a new support group was started in Panama City to make T* A* S* C* accessible to the Bay County, Florida area! We hope to also begin work towards expanding our support program through new groups in outlying areas of the Big Bend region of Florida, as well as Southeast Georgia. These would not only be for higher-functioning adults with autism spectrum disorders, but also for their friends and family members. More to come!
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WHAT IS AUTISM?
Autism is a developmental disorder that begins at birth or within the first two-and-a-half years of life. Most autistic children are perfectly normal in appearance, but spend their time engaged in puzzling and disturbing behaviors which are markedly different from those of typical children. Less severe cases may be diagnosed with Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) or with Asperger's Syndrome (these children typically have normal speech, but they have many "autistic" social and behavioral problems).
