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Do you access a local agency run group specifically intended for persons with aspergers?
No. I have been told about 1 or more, but I don't go 11%  11%  [ 1 ]
No. I don't think there are any in my local area but would like to find one to attend 56%  56%  [ 5 ]
No. I used to go, but I stopped going 0%  0%  [ 0 ]
Yes. I go every so often (once a month or less) 0%  0%  [ 0 ]
No. I don't think there are any in my local area and I wouldn't go if there were any 11%  11%  [ 1 ]
Yes. I go 1 or more times per week 22%  22%  [ 2 ]
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08 Oct 2013, 5:18 pm

Do you access a local agency run group specifically intended for persons with aspergers?

The reason for me posting this is that it is possible that some members may know of a group that runs locally to other members, and could perhaps suggest it to them.

I am aware that a lot of people with aspergers are isolated, and only live that way because they are not aware of groups within their area that they may enjoy attending.



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08 Oct 2013, 5:50 pm

I attend square pegs Olympia aspie meetup group 2x/month.



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08 Oct 2013, 6:12 pm

AANE (Asperger's Association of New England) is within driving distance. I've gone to conferences they've run.


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08 Oct 2013, 6:48 pm

I would never join any club that would have me as a member. (I believe that's a Groucho Marx quote.) :lol: However, I did join WP, and am registered with Dear Abby, through my Yahoo account, and with a number of newsletters, news sites, TV/Movie sites/ and other places of interest to me. I am not a member of any in-person groups. I am a hermit. Hermits don't join clubs. :lmao: If I should ever wish to join any in-person Asperger's groups, I would do an online search to find the nearest ones. :)



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08 Oct 2013, 10:37 pm

No idea if there is anything like that here. I wouldn't join it if there were.


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08 Oct 2013, 10:39 pm

In the last support group I joined, the leader kept trying to sell Amway/Herbalife products.


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08 Oct 2013, 10:41 pm

on the subject of amway, I wonder if there is something about some aspies that would make for great marketers of such.



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08 Oct 2013, 11:53 pm

StarCity wrote:
I am aware that a lot of people with aspergers are isolated, and only live that way because they are not aware of groups within their area that they may enjoy attending.


That is a major issue, particularly when combined with the low population densities in some areas.


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09 Oct 2013, 1:58 am

I don't think there are any here, but I'd like to go to one at least once. I just want to see how a room full of autistics would interact. :)



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09 Oct 2013, 2:00 am

JitakuKeibiinB wrote:
I don't think there are any here, but I'd like to go to one at least once. I just want to see how a room full of autistics would interact. :)

I can tell you that it would not be too dramatic. the key is to make it a totally non-threatening atmosphere of support, and in such an environment even the most taciturn aspies will open up. that is how my group works.



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09 Oct 2013, 4:52 am

Yes: I am under three groups: a Kent one, a Sussex one and a London one