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In a support group, members provide each other with various types of nonprofessional, nonmaterial help for a particular shared burdensome characteristic. The help may take the form of providing relevant information, relating personal experiences, listening to others' experiences, providing sympathetic understanding and establishing social networks. A support group may also provide ancillary support, such as serving as a public relations voice or engaging in advocacy.
Maintaining contact
Support groups maintain interpersonal contact among their members in a variety of ways. Most groups have traditionally met in person in group sizes that allowed conversational interaction. Support groups also maintain contact through printed newsletters, telephone chains, internet forums, and mailing lists. Some support groups are exclusively Online_support_groups.
Membership in some support groups is formally controlled, with admission requirements and membership fees. Other groups are "open" and allow anyone to drop in at an advertised meeting, for example, or to participate in an online forum.
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Support Groups :: Musculoskeletal Disorders
Achondroplasia - Information, pictures of people with the condition, and an open forum.
Meta Description: [ Help and Information about the condition called Achondroplasisa,with in-depth information, pictures of people with the condition and an open forum. ]
Dwarfism - Short Stature - Links to national and international support groups, lay advocacy organizations, clinics, genetic counselors and geneticists.
Meta Description: [ Dwarfism and short stature information, links to national and international support groups, lay advocacy organizations, clinics, genetic counselors and geneticists ]
Little People of America, Inc. - LPA is a nonprofit organization that provides support and information to people of short stature and their families. Here you'll find resources pertaining to dwarfism and LPA, medical data, instructions on how to join an e-mail discussion group, and links to numerous other dwarfism-related sites.
Little People of Canada - A non-profit organization concerned with the needs of people of unusually small stature. Includes links to provincial groups.
Primordial Dwarfism - A site dedicated to educating and supporting families affected by this disorder.
Meta Description: [ Information and support for parents and families of children with Primordial Dwarfism ]
South Florida Minigators - South Florida chapter of Little People of America,an organization of and for people of short stature, their families and friends.
Meta Description: [ The South Florida Minigators is the south Florida chapter of Little People of America. Little People of America is a non-profit organization which provides support and information to people of short stature and their families. Membership is offered to tho ]
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