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Asperger's Syndrome Support Network.
Australian Psychological Society.
Allied Health Professions Australia.
NSW Council for Intellectual Disability.
Support groups
Asperger Syndrome Support Network (Vic).
Bendigo Autism Asperger Group (BAAG).
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