So I had a committee meeting because I founded, after I got the diagnosis for Nicole, I actually one of the first questions I asked was is there a local support group and was told no. There was nothing, nothing at all. I have since found out that there is a support group run over at [hospital] but that is usually for parents of children with pre-school, of pre-school age, whereas when we got the diagnosis for Nicole she was ten which is quite common in Asperger's. I think the average age for diagnosis is about 9, 10 because of their verbal ability it is not picked up on as early as classic autism so early intervention for children with Asperger's is not something that usually occurs.So I actually started my own support group in [town]. I have got we have got about eighty people on the books now.
