Wanted: Retreat for adults with Asperger's syndrome

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I wonder if anybody knows about some type of retreat / vacation for adults with Asperger's syndrome?

I have tried to search online but I have not really been able to find anything.

I am 44 years old, male, and I was diagnosed 1.5 years ago. I live in Northern Europe so if it is far away, I would hope it would have a duration of more than a few days. But I would be willing to travel all over the world. I think the current global COVID-19 situation may give some limitations, but I would also be interested in something I could attend at a later time.

I have been in the local Asperger's community and I really like being together with others with Asperger's syndrome. When I am together with NTs, I normally fell like I am on the outside of the group. But when I am with other people with Asperger's syndrome, I fell like I belong and that I can be myself. Since I also get lonely very easily, I think it would be great way for me to spend vacation time together with other people with Asperger's syndrome.

I think it would be optimal if there are also some NTs with great social skills to help us being together and to make sure that everybody are well In my experience if three are only autistic people present, things can sometimes get a bit too rigid.

I think that "Asperger's" is too wide a net. I'd look for a group of nerds with a common interest, and a significant percentage of AS. I take my vacations by bicycle - it is amazing how interesting places nearby are when visited slowly.

thank you foT your idea.

I really would like to find something focused on autistic people and on being together. Sharing how we experience the world would also be a great topic

It is an online event this year thanks to pandemic, but next years autscape would, one hopes, be an in person event again, a three day residential event hiring a conference centre or boarding school

www.autscape.org

I don’t know about Aspergers specifically but I do know that special needs vacations exist.

Try searching “adult autism vacations”

Thanks for the link. This definitely looks like something I would like to go to next year!

Thanks for the idea. I have tried to make searches like that. There seems to be vacations for families, for children, and for people that need special support. But I am adult, I don't have a family and I don't really need special support.

What I really want is to meet other adults like myself..

Maybe try Meetup.com