Starting an Aspie group...aspie book study?

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Has anyone tried that?

In the 12 step groups we read a chapter of a book and then talk about it. It brings up a lot of ideas. Could that work...I was thinking if we read a chapter of "look me in the eye" and thought how we related that might be fun.

Having to just "chat" or "hang out" with a group...its really stressful and tiring for me honestly...kind of what i'm been trying to escape for the last twenty years.

Open conversation with a group of spectrum people doesn't really work either. I was at a dinner last week...two people were on separate monologues, with me saying a few random comments that probably didn't make sense. was happy to get back to my tv at the end of that night. Would seem we need some structure?

No, I haven't thought of this, but it sounds like a good idea. Certainly the first chapter of that book would bring things up everyone could relate to.

ScottC, congrats on starting up an offline Aspie group!

To the point of your question, if you use a book discussion as an occasional activity, people have the option not to attend that particular session. If it's the only point of the group, you might run out of useful Aspie-related books very quickly.

There is also the issue that discussing Aspie-related books does conjure up comparisions to groups that are not Aspie-run. I know that's not the case here, but you may want to make clear that book discussion is an occasional activity, and that you're an offline Aspie-run group first and foremost.

Best of luck!

Were you thinking of it as an online or offline group?

Chattanooga nice!...my aspie daughter was a student at bachman academy in cleveland tn. I'll let her know to recommend to her friends still in chattanooga to check out your group...looks you guys are doing well.