Columbia Area:

Autism Support Group ­ Meets the 3^rd Monday of the month at 5:30 p. m. at the FC office. Childcare is graciously provided by the Dept. of Disabilities and Special Needs, Division of Autism staff.

Cranio-oral Facial Support Group ­ Call Lisa Blake at (803) 865-0658 for information.

Kershaw County Support Group ­ Meets second Tuesday, 6 p.m. at the Camden First Baptist Church. Childcare provided. Call Sherry Larson at (803) 408-0092.

Ups and Downs ­ Meets the 4^th Thursday of the month at 7 p.m.  at the FC office. Childcare provided upon request. Call (803) 252-0914 for information on topic.

OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder) Meets the 3^rd Tuesday of the month from 7-8:30  p.m. at the FC office. Open to persons with OCD and all family members. Call Jum Humphrey at (803) 252-2782.

Parents’ Hope Association ­ Meets every Thursday, 5:30 p.m. at the Tillis Family Life Center.

Special Connection Respite ­ Autism Support Group and children with ADHD meet every fourth Saturday at Trenholm Road United Methodist Church, Columbia. Call W.C. Hoecke at (803) 252-0914.

Special Connection Respite ­ Down Syndrome Support Group and others with developmental delays and mental retardation meet at the Epworth Center in Columbia every second Saturday. Groups meet in the afternoon and evening. Call W.C. Hoecke at (803) 252-0914.

Special Connection Respite- Kershaw County parents who have children with special needs meet at St. John’s United Methodist Church, Lugoff, the first and third Saturdays. Call W.C. Hoecke at (803) 252-0914.

Traumatic Brain Injury Support Group ­ Meets 3^rd Tuesday of each month at Health South Rehabilitation, 2935 Colonial Drive, Columbia. For more information call (803) 254-7777.

Greenville Area:

Autism Support Group (Anderson)- Meets 1^st Tuesday of the month, 6:30 p.m. at Boulevard Baptist Church Anderson. Contact Dixon Huit at (864) 225-3500 for more information.

Autism Treatment Options ­ A two state parent organization providing resources and parent support, information and advocacy for teaching options for children with autism. Contact Denise Oxford (864) 231-2153 for more information.

Children are Special ­ Meets 3^rd Thursday of the month from 10 ­ Noon at the AnMed Resource Center at the Anderson Mall and 1^st Monday of the month at The Easter Seal Society, 6-8 p.m. Call Sherry Fields at (864) 338-7586 for more information.

Down Syndrome Family Alliance ­ Meets on the 2^nd Thursday of the month from 7-9 p.m. at St. Giles Presbyterian Church, Greenville. Call (864) 294-4667 and leave voice mail.

Mental Health Support Group ­ Ups and Downs group meets 2^nd Tuesday and 4^th Thursday of each month at Marshall Pickens Hospital cafeteria in Greenville. Call Mr. Bob Parker at (864) 455-7000 ext. 53798 for more information.

Multiple Sclerosis Support Group ­ Meets 3^rd Saturday of each month at Symmes Library on Pelham Road in Greenville.

Head Injury Support Group ­ Meets at Roger C. Peace Hospital. Call (864) 455-8770 for more information.

ADDition ­ Parent education and support for parents with children with ADD/ADHD ­ Meets the 1^st Monday of each month 7-9 p.m. at Mt. Hebron United Methodist Church, Adult Education Building, Room 107, 350 Leaphart Road, West Columbia. Contact Mental Health Association at (803) 733-5425 for more information.  A support group for children, ages 5-15 with ADD/ADHD, is held at the same time in a separate room. Please call (803) 733-5425, space is limited.

Greenville Traumatic Head Injury Group ­ Call (864) 895-9835 for more information.

Diabetes Support Group ­

Anderson ­ Meets 1^st Thursday of each month at 5:30 p.m. at Anderson Mall. Call (864) 260-1597 for more information.

Easley ­ Meets 1^st Monday of each month from 7-9 p.m. at Baptist Education Center on Hwy. 123 in the Foot Hills Shopping Center. Call (864) 855-7575 for more information.

Greenwood ­ Meets 2^nd Thursday of each month at 10 a.m. and again at 7 p.m. on the 6^th floor, Classroom at Self Memorial Hospital in Greenwood. Call Rebecca Wise at (864) 277-5007 for more information.

Easter Seals Stroke Support Group ­ Call (864) 232-4185 for more information.

Heart to Heart ­ Meets every Tuesday of the month from 4-6 p.m. at the Woodland Homes Library. Call Brenda Copeland or Sherry Fields at Family Connection for more information.

Parent Drop-In ­ Meets 3^rd Tuesday  10-11 a.m. , 4^th Tuesday 6-7 p.m. , 4-C and 4-D, the Children’s Hospital, Greenville Hospital System. For parents who have a child in the hospital.