Support Groups in Arkansas
(If you know of any other support groups in Arkansas not listed here, please email us. Thanks!)

The Autism Support Group of NWA, Inc. (ASG/NWA) meets at the Central United Methodist Church 2535 E. New Hope Rd., Rogers on the first Monday of each month at 6:30pm. We do not meet during the months of January, June, July, September or December. For more information, contact Lynn Bellessis.

Parents of Children with Asperger's Syndrome meet in Fayetteville, AR from 7-8:30pm. Parents of Children with Asperger's Syndrome meets once a month September thru May. We do not meet in December, June, July, or August. We invite speakers to speak at each of our meetings about topics of interest which effect our children. Parents, teachers, doctors, therapists, and other professionals are encouraged to attend these meetings. We periodically have parents of children with ADHD, since the diagnosis is so closely related to Asperger's Syndrome. Please let us know if you plan to attend. For more information please contact: Tina Krummel @ 479-251-9872. See you there!

Arklahoma F.E.A.T. (Families for Effective Autism Treatment) meets at the Gregory Kistler Treatment Center 3304 South 'M' Street, Fort Smith--behind Creekmore Park on Rogers. Meetings are from 6:00-7:00pm. Childcare is provided. For more information, call (479) 784-2953.

Parents of Special Needs Kids Support, Education & Advocacy Group, designed to help teach parents tools to aid them with issues they face and provide an opportunity to support each other and share their experiences. This group meets at the UHEC-NW Classroom, 105 E. Crandall in Harrison. For more information, call (870) 391-3367 or email us.

H.E.A.R. (Helping Educate about Autism Recovery) meets at the Allen Center Our Lady of the Holy Souls Catholic Church 1001 Tyler Street, Little Rock from 6:00-8:00PM. Childcare is provided by United Cerebral Palsy. For more information, contact Dianna Varady at (501) 626-9048.

A.A.D.D.S.O.S. (The Autism and Developmental Disabilities Support of Searcy), a chapter of the Akransas Federation of Families, meets at the Simmons First Bank on Main Street in Searcy. Members of this group include: parents, therapists and educators of children with all types of disabilities. This group serves families from White and Lonoke Counties. For more information regarding this group, please contact Leah McKechnie.