Have you had any luck meeting other Aspies?

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I met a few at a group co-ordinated by a psychologist with an interest in the area, social skills training, if you will. I didn't strike up any friendships there, though. Some of the group members were already friends and a little bit cliquey which can happen in any group. Also, there's a group in Dublin run for people with AS by people with AS which is fine and good to see, but I've heard (obviously taken these rumours with a grain of salt) that some of them second guess the severity/credibility of other people's diagnosis which is quite off-putting when you think about it. I can give myself a hard enough time about the label - I don't need other people second guessing or bitching about me in subtle ways or behind my back.

I think the number of support groups for adults in Ireland is few and far between.

Not to change the subject, but the folks with autism/AS that I have met all think that they are almost normal. Yes, they accept that they have the label, but when you go to talk about a trait or aspect of AS (such as obesessiveness), I alot of times get the answer "I don't do that" or "I don't act that way", when it is glaringly obvious. I know that I have been gulity of acting this way as well at times.

On the opposite end, when I attended a meeting of the local GRASP group, I came under the impression that the people there used their AS as an excuse to not comform to society. It was only one meeting, so if I attended more, I might get a dfferent impression.

Has anyone else ever seen these types of behaviors in themselves or the folks that they know with AS.

I've met one other person that probably is an aspie, and we are friends, but we've never talked about it, and we don't really hang out much. I wish there was an aspie group in Kansas, but I've been unable to find one. If anyone knows, please let me know.

I have met aspies at prospects and at social groups also i did have a couple of aspies friends a few years ago but since then no one has contacted me since then.

I've met my brother and myself. We're pretty cool. I know of one other aspie at my college, and I think I've talked to him a couple of times at geek parties, but long before my diagnosis, and before I knew he had AS.

I have met quite a few from the 2009 Women and Girls ASD conference in Brisbane. I met a few from WP who attended.
I met Sunshower there. SHe is wonderful.
Mysassyself who posts here is a personal friend. We knew each other for a few years - not close - just knew each other through an organised group thing - before we worked out each other was an aspie. She is a great person. Although when we get together, i tend to talk AT her and she is quieter and listens. And sometimes I wish I could shut up. But I consider her a true friend and feel lucky she lives close by and that she and I can relate to each other. we both have some synaesthesia and some other things and it has been good talking about aspects of AS with her.

Last week I was contacted by an older aspie male and i went and met him in the park in my home town. He needed to talk. I didn't like him at all and found him to be horrible.

I met another young guy who came to my home with his dad months ago. He was fantastic and did the best window wiping/cleaning mimicry sounds I have ever heard. He was 15 and a real sweetie.

I have met most of these people through Asperger Services Australia, which is based in Brisbane and puts on events and conferences for and about AS.

I also met a lot of ASD people through facebook the past year. I found the AS people to be as varied and complex and likeable and unlikeable as regular old NT people. We seem to share the spectrum and if there is more we shared, that was a bonus. But in the end, I got exhausted from so many facebook messages pouring into my email address. Seemed kind of pointless to me. I used it for autism activism purposes and left that scene with the clear knowledge that there are many, many many aspies who are far, far, far, far more socially savvy than I am. This became evident when a conflict broke out in an autism womens group and there was a heap of behaviours going on that were way beyond me in terms of conniving and strategising etc.
I opted out. It's the same old story for me ------ I cannot understand or contend with complex group dynamics, and i was amazed by some aspies and their ability to do so. Maybe they had learned more than me in life. SOme of them were pretty high-powered - working with people all the time, working regular jobs, a whole lot outside of the home and constant communication with other people, living what I would consider a well-adjusted NT life.

I must have met close to 100 Aspies, if not more.

This is mainly through an organisation called Number 6 in Edinburgh, also my involvement with Edinburgh & Lothians Asperger Society, and other groups I have attended.

And I'm constantly meeting a steady stream of new Aspies.

I was in a special needs school when I started secondary so technically I have met so many of them before... Some of them are non-verbal while others are verbal with speech delay.
I felt like I was the only high functioning in the school however they are all awesome people and I know they do
There was these twins who are simply so unhappy with it that one started for some reason binge eating while the other one decided to not anything.... and the one who didn't eat got so frustrated that even the police had to get involved because he was so physical with the teachers, it was so sad and upsetting to watch.... Watching him cry of frustration everyday made me feel like to cry.....

In public, I don't hardly see anyone who's an aspie apart from some of my friends that I know and also one of my neighbours also got autism which seems to be far more severe case than mine.... So basically I have met alot of them but I wouldn't exactly say that they are all aspies if you understand what i mean though?


superboyian.

Every single one of my friends is diagnosed with aspergers.

Well, I went to a special school where I'm sure a lot of the people were ASD, but we never talked about that kind of thing. And I know one girl for sure who has HFA because she told our mutual friend who told everyone else, (which is why I never tell anyone I'm on the spectrum..) and I know a few other people I think probably have it, but it's just not the kind of thing we ever talk about.

I know several and my GF is one.