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23 Nov 2011, 9:39 pm

I'm a bit confused why there are so many support groups that meet in churches. Going to a group is hard enough without people expecting you to attend church and pressuring you to be part of church social activities. Why are secular AS support groups a minority, at least here in the South?

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23 Nov 2011, 9:41 pm

idlewild wrote:

Maybe churches offer meeting facilities at a good rental rate.

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23 Nov 2011, 9:44 pm

This is true. Most groups seemed geared to families, and not AS people, so I suppose that makes a difference.

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23 Nov 2011, 9:45 pm

ruveyn wrote:

idlewild wrote:

Maybe churches offer meeting facilities at a good rental rate.

ruveyn

That's very true. And, at least in places where I had met in church facilities, no-one ever asked me to attend church services.

The Washington, D.C. Asperger's group meets in a restaurant, though.

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