Aspies

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Aspies e. V. (non-profit)
purpose Self-help organization for people in the autism spectrum. Platform for contacts, exchange of opinions and information, information. Information events on the topic of autism
Chair: Rainer Döhle
Establishment date: 2004
Number of members: 200
Seat : Berlin
Website: www.aspies.de

Aspies eV - People in the Autism Spectrum is a self-help organization of adults with Asperger's Syndrome . In contrast to most other associations and organizations in the field of autism, it is run by autistic people. The non-profit association was founded in 2004, making it the oldest and largest German self-help association for people with Asperger's Syndrome in Germany.

Goals and Activities

The association demands participation for people on the autism spectrum in all areas of society and a say in all matters that affect autistic people. He provides educational work to reduce stigma and prejudice against autism in the public.

Events are held to enable exchange and get-togethers. Aspies eV is the organizer of the German Autism Day, which usually takes place close to Autistic Pride Day . The association supports the Auticon company in an advisory capacity. The association is involved in the creation of the S3 guideline on autism spectrum disorders and is a member of the European Autistic Net, the association of national interest groups for autistic people in Europe.

The online presence offers those affected and their relatives a forum, information, references to events and campaigns as well as addresses e.g. B. from doctors and lawyers who have experience with people with Asperger's Syndrome. The forum had more than 1500 members in October 2015 and more than 2200 members in July 2016. Aspies eV also manages its own specialist library with around 200 monographs.

The association is registered in the register of associations of the Berlin-Charlottenburg district court, is recognized as a non-profit organization, has a board of three autistic people and a management.

Publications

  • Aspies eV (ed.): Cracks in the universe. , Weidler Buchverlag (= series: Autismus, Vol. 20), Berlin 2010, ISBN 978-3-89693-274-7

literature

  • Rainer Döhle: Aspies e. V. in Georg Theunissen, Wolfram Kulig, Vico Leucht, Henriette Paetz: Handlexikon Autism Spectrum: Key terms from research, theory, practice and the perspective of those affected. Kohlhammer Verlag, 2014 ( online at Google Books )
  • Sebastian Dern: Apies eV , in: Sven Bölte, Joachim Hallmayer (Ed.): Autism Spectrum Conditions, Hogrefe Verlag , Göttingen 2011, ISBN 978-1-61676-393-0 , p. 159. The association is established as a self-help organization in Europe presented ( partly available on Google Books , English).

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Articles of Association (PDF)
  2. ↑ Sebastian Dern: Apies eV , in: Sven Bölte, Joachim Hallmayer (Ed.): Autism Spectrum Conditions , s. Literature, ibid., P. 159
  3. ↑ The border to autism - knowledge & environment - DW.COM
  4. ↑ Annegret E. Schoeller: Aspies eV - People in the Autism Spectrum, in: Dirk Windemuth, Detlev Jung, Olaf Petermann (eds.): Mental illnesses in the company , Universum-Verlag, Wiesbaden 2014, ISBN 978-3-89869-406-3 , P. 346
  5. ↑ Christine Preißmann: Asperger. Life in two worlds , Trias, second edition, Stuttgart 2013, ISBN 978-3-8304-8013-6 , p. 122
  6. ↑ Autism Day on October 17th. in Berlin , accessed on November 12, 2015
  7. ↑ Johannes Schneider: The special look. Tagesspiegel, April 15, 2012
  8. ↑ http://www.awmf.org/uploads/tx_szleitlinien/028-018m_S3_Autismus-Spektrum-Stoerungen_ASS-Diagnostik_2016-05.pdf
  9. ↑ Christine Preißmann: Psychotherapy and counseling for people with Asperger's Syndrome , Kohlhammer Verlag, Stuttgart, 3rd, revised. and exp. Edition 2013, ISBN 978-3-17-022629-6 , p. 176
  10. ↑ aspies.de self-help forum. In: aspies.de self-help forum. Retrieved July 22, 2016 .
  11. ↑ https://www.aspies.de/pdf/Buecherliste.pdf
  12. ↑ Kai Vogeley: Cracks in the Universe. Review at Spektrum.de, April 11, 2011
  13. ↑ Review by Ludger Tebartz van Elst in: Psychotherapeutenjournal , 2/2011, p. 173/174 ( pdf , p. 45)