Emerge 
Why Emerge?
Group Name: Emerge
Slogan: Phenomenal People. In Plain Sight.
Dictionary.com says that to emerge is to come forth from a place shut off from view or from concealment into sight or notice
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Wikipedia says that Emergence is where a complex system and patterns rise out of multiplicity of relatively simple interactions.
Interaction is where two or more objects have an effect upon one another it is a 2-way effect.
Interconnectivity is interactions of interactions with systems. Combinations of many systems can lead to surprising EMERGING phenomena.
Phenomenon is an observable occurrence or extraordinary event.
We chose the active verb EMERGE because we wanted it to be a
continuing event…not past tense.
We want people to use the goals of the Adult Support Group to interact, to interconnect. We believe that, ultimately, we will see a surprising EMERGING phenomena. It’s already happening.
Goals
1) AWARENESS
a) What is AS/HFA?
b) How does it affect adults today?
c) What are the #s for late diagnosis as an adult?
d) Where do you begin?
2) SUPPORT – FOR INDIVIDUALS DIAGNOSED WITH AS/HFA
a) Job: Training/Coaching; Placement; Maintenance
b) Relationship Building and Social Skills
c) Transportation
d) Quality of Life: Diet, Nutrition, etc
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3) SUPPORT – FOR INDIVIDUALS AFFECTED BY AS/HFA (SPOUSES, PARENTS OF ADULTS AS/HFA, ETC.)
a) How can we help the individual diagnosed?
b) How can we help ourselves?
For more information contact emerge@ecautismsociety.com
