Area Activities 

Autism Play Group - The play group meets every Sunday afternoon from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the Massad YMCA (Stafford location) located on Butler Road.

The play group offers parents, care givers, siblings and children with ASD the opportunity to spend the afternoon playing and getting to know each others with similar issues.  Play group is held in a basketball gym with access to balls, jumps ropes, scooter boards, tricycles and much more.  A quiet room is also available.

The Play Group is on a summer break until September 7th.  We are sorry for any inconvenience this may have caused.  We we resume in  September we will be including other children with disabilities, creating a Special Needs Play Group. 

Church to provide class for Special Needs kids

Fairview At Riverclub to offer a dedicated room for elementary age children with special needs.  Please check it out.  Click on the Ministries tab to go to children, for more information.   www.fairviewatriverclub.org 

Other Organizations 

Autism Key www.autismkey.com

Website run by parents and for parents of children with ASD.  Message board for sharing information. 

Commonwealth Autism Services (CAS) www.autismva.org

 Cure Autism Now (CAN) www.cureautismnow.org  Founded by parents of children with autism, CAN is an organization of parents.

Parent to Parent of Virginia www.ptpofva

Special Olympics Area II www.areaIIsova.org

Virginia Autism Council www.autismtrainingva.org

www.autismspeaks.org for a 100 days Kit for parents of newly diagnosed children.

www.autism-society.org for information and Autism Awareness gear.

www.nationalautismassociation for information and Autism Awareness Gear.

Fredericksburg Area

Resource Network

We are trying to create a resource list for

• Parents new to the diagnosis
• Parents new to the area
• Parents of school-aged children
• Parents of teen-agers
• Educators and therapist
• Siblings of children with ASD 

We need your help!

If you have a resource that you would like to share please pass it on to others on our resource page.

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