Who is Tony A.?
Adult Children of Alcoholics was officially founded in 1978 in New York. Tony A. is considered the primary founder, along with members of an Alateen group. Alateen is a Twelve-step program for children of alcoholic parents. Alateen is sponsored by Al-Anon.
The Alateens and Tony formed a specially focused meeting that broke away from Al-Anon and became the first ACA group. The new group, Generations, focused on recovering from the effects of being raised in a dysfunctional family rather, while the Al-anon focused on being powerless over alcohol.
Tony is the author of the Laundry List, the first piece of ACA literature. The Laundry List is a list of 14 characteristics or common behaviours that detail the adult child’s personality. Tony also developed the ACA Solution, which is to attend meetings, focus on ourselves, work on the steps, and feel our feelings.
Tony died in April 2004 at the age of 77.
ACA Lunchtime and Speakers Meeting 