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Below are descriptions of the Sponsored Symposia grants that are currently active. To view a list of past grants in this area, please click on the link below.
Sponsored Symposia - Past Grants |
Asperger's Association of New England, Waltham, MA
2008
Support Towards the Asperger's Association of New England's Adult
Conference: Know Thyself: The Key to a Better Life 2008
The Foundation is providing support for
the Asperger's Association of New England's Adult Conference:
Know Yourself: The Key to a Better Life 2008. This full-day
conference is exclusively for adults with Asperger Syndrome
(AS) and will be held on Saturday, July 26 th at Bentley College
in Waltham , Massachusetts . The conference has many purposes
including: Building community among a marginalized population
of adults with Asperger Syndrome; Decreasing isolation and
loneliness; Increasing connection and sense of belonging;
Teaching concrete skills and strategies to improve quality
of life at home, in relationships, and in the workplace; and
instilling a sense of pride among AS adults by increasing
awareness of the breadth of talent and level of accomplishment
within their community which is filled with scientists, writers,
artists, musicians, engineers and activists. The keynote speaker
will be Valerie Paradiz, Ph.D., well-known author of Elijah's
Cup and parent of a teen with AS who has since been
diagnosed with AS herself. She is an inspiration to those
who see Asperger Syndrome as a neurobiological difference
instead of a disorder.
Asperger's Association of New England
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