Welcome to Our Site

Hello from the Autism Alliance of Chester County!

Note our new email addresses at AACC@autismallianceofchestercounty.org.

You are now able to register for our Monthly Parent’s Night Out event (PNO) directly via the website! Please go to the Parents Night Out tab above,to fill out our online registration form to reserve your spot for this month’s PNO!

Please note that the monthly PNO will be on hiatus until further notice. As soon as we are able to restart the Monthly PNO,we will post a notice here on our website and notify you via our listserv.

The Board of the AACC


UPCOMING EVENTS

Handouts for Jed Baker can be downloaded by clicking here.


The 6th Annual AACC Conference was held on October 27th,2011 featuring Dr. Jed Baker! The conference was a huge success- thank you to everyone who joined us!

The mission of the Autism Alliance of Chester County is to work with the community to help put the pieces together for families and individuals living with autism,through education,awareness and support.

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  • A Farewell to the About.com Autism Site September 28,2011
    Well,it's been about five and a half years. When I started on this site,my son was just a little guy. At that time,I wanted to know all about autism spectrum disorders.  And over the years,I have learned!  The wealth of information I collected - all I ever wanted to know,and more! - will still be here,on these web pages,for a while to come.  That […]
  • An Adult with Autism Follows His Passion September 23,2011
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  • The "New"DAN! and Autism Research Institute September 23,2011
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  • Married:With Autism! Is Your Spouse on the Spectrum? September 19,2011
    Back in 2006,I wrote a blog post asking for insights into marriage and autism.  The blog's title was "Is Your Spouse Autistic?"Every week now,it seems,I get another comment or two on that very old blog post.  It's obviously a topic that hits a nerve.  And while a number of books have come out on the topic of marriage and Asperger synd […]