Support Groups

Orem-Provo, UT

GRASP Orem/Provo is a support group for adults (people 18 or over) with Asperger Syndrome, Austism, or Pervasive Developmental Disorder that meets on the third Thursday of each month.  Meetings are from 6:30 to 8:30 pm in Provo, Utah.  GRASP Orem/Provo will discuss topics relating to the challenges we face in work, relationships, and family life, and resources available to people on the Autistic Spectrum.

Your co-facilitators are Kevin Simonson at kvnsmnsn@cs.byu.edu and Jaimi Larsen at elksfly@gmail.com.

Meeting Times: Third Thursday each month, from 6:30 to 8:30 pm.
Location: 1500 Wilkinson Student Center, Provo UT 84602.
Meeting Dates 2007: Aug 16, Sep 20, Oct 18, Nov 15, Dec 20.
Map: http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Provo,+UT+84602&ie=UTF8&hl=en&f=q

***While we meet on the campus of Brigham Young University, GRASP is not sponsored or affiliated with BYU***

Directions:
From I 15 – Take exit #265 for Center Street (take east bound ramp).  Turn left (north) onto 500 W.  Turn right (east) onto 800 N. Turn left (north) onto 700 E.  Turn right (east) onto S Campus Drive.  Turn left (north) onto E Campus Drive.  The Wilkinson Student Center is on the left (west) side of the street and there is a large parking lot on the right (east) side. 

South bound on State Street or University Avenue -  Go south to Bulldog Blvd.  Turn left (east) onto Bulldog Blvd. Turn right (south) onto E Campus Drive.  The Wilkinson Student Center is on the right (west) side of the street and there is a large parking lot on the left (east) side. 

North bound on State Street or University Avenue - Go North to 800 N.  Turn right (east) onto 800 North.  Turn left (north) onto 700 E.  Turn right (east) onto S Campus Drive.  Turn left (north) onto E Campus Drive.  The Wilkinson Student Center is on the left (west) side of the street and there is a large parking lot on the right (east) side. 

Public bus system - There are many ways to navigate to this location via the bus system.  Route #830, #832 and #833 all arrive and depart from stops near the Wilkinson Center.  Please visit the following link to plan your trip. http://www.rideuta.com/ridingUTA/tripPlanner/default.aspx

Who: Anyone on the spectrum is invited, plus those in support roles if they clearly identify their role. Membership information is kept through the main GRASP office, so you must subscribe before you can attend.  This allows your membership to remain as anonymous as you desire.  We respectfully request that anyone in attendance not share with others the names of anyone else they have seen at a meeting.

Cost: All GRASP groups are absolutely FREE to attend. However, GRASP survives on funding from foundations, corporations, and generous individuals. If you wish to donate to GRASP, we would gratefully appreciate it (and we’re almost certain to need it). You can make a tax-deductible donation with a credit card via our DONATE page or mail your check made out to GRASP to: GRASP, 666 Broadway, Suite 830, New York, NY 10012

GRASP Support Network Removal Policy
(out of over 5000 people, we've luckily only had to use this 7 times.
But there'll be more— we are vulnerable by design as we do not demand that everyone bring often-expensive proof of diagnosis)