This group was started by a concerned parent of a teenager. The purpose of this group is to raise awareness of this growing epidemic and to find answers for parents and teens who may be going through these growing pains. I encourage anyone who has a child to participate in our meetings, so that we can support each other and our chidren who may be silently suffering. This is a pilot for something even bigger, so come out and share your insight and support, so that we can begin to break the cycle …

… Tweens (10-12yr old) and Teens (13-19yrs old)

Families Involved Together in Arlington to support, develop and provides programs for our children in Arlington, Virginia.

There is an urgent need to educate STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Math) using most modern innovative/interactive & effective technology at hand to complement the traditional school learning environment using robots. The purpose of this group is to educate/nurture and keep education interesting/fun/relevant to the present and future. Any person/guardian with Elementary/Middle/High school(s) going kid(s) can join and encouraged to attend and learn side by side with their kids. Hay una ne …

The Asperger Adults of Greater Washington has more than 300 members on its listserv and between 30 and 40 members at its monthly meetings.  We are run by autistics for autistics.  This group is for those who: Have -- or who might have -- Asperger's, another form of autism, PDD-NOS, nonverbal learning disorder (NLD/NVLD), or semantic-pragmatic disorder (SPD); Live in DC-VA-MD; and Are at least 18. This group is not for parents, other family members, friends or others unless they meet the …

… Initially targeting the challenges of tweens & teens, the group is open to different types of experiences. These will range from live events & workshops, to discussion groups, to field trips (parks, museums), all with the underlying theme of positive development & talent enrichment. The organizer runs other meetup groups totalling over 2,000 members, from creative areas (filmmaking, acting), to cultural and technical. We've made short movies, helped members network & meet new people, had present …

Welcome and Thank you for checking out Arrows Kids Inside the Beltway Arrows Kids is a Non Profit group that caters to children currently in the care of single parents or extended family members. These children are often lacking communication with one or more parent. The lack of this relationship may cause the child to face harsh societal difficulties. Arrows alleviates these societal pressures by offering college mentors, homework help, test prep, community service projects, entrepreneurial wor …

This Meetup is about supporting and preparing parents and their children to make the most of their educational experience in the present and far into the future.

I am starting this group because I have a 7th grade boy (almost 13) with high functioning Aspergers. He does well in school but has trouble making friends. This group would meet for social interaction--play video games, pizza nights, movie nights, hiking--really anything that gets the kids together to share similar interests in a non-judgemental group. Looking for other parents with middle-school/early teen aspergers who are also having trouble making friends.

I decided to start this group because I could not find one in this area. There are a lot of "single parents of teens" which is "kind of" what I am, I am married but not to my daughters father. I thought a bunch of us getting together (if you have been in the Bowie are for a while, we probably already know each other) for brunch/lunch would give us a "time-out" to talk about our daughters (I only excluded sons because I don't have one and wouldn't even begin to be able to relate) and to maybe mee …