autism groups?

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Hi I'm new here. I have been told by some MH support workers that I should go to lots of autism support groups to make new friends who have something in common with me.I mean I would say I'm definitely anxious about attending one of these but I am still prepared to go. Has anyone else been to any? Because I'm really unsure what to expect.

I think I went to a sort of meeting before I knew I was on the spectrum where several people meet and one just talks..

You can make it interesting by asking about trains or something like that that interests you?

The only autism group I've been to was many years ago. There was a large attendance (over 50 people; this was in New York) and it was a speaker/lecture format in which someone gave a presentation and then audience members could ask questions. There might have been opportunity to socialize afterward but I don't know because I left right away. The way I felt about it was that the people there were more autistic than I am and I felt out of place.

They're all abelist to me. I would like to find a general Young Womens Group though.

I went to an autistic group once but didn't find anyone with common interests.
I'm not into gaming or D&D, sorry.
It was actually pretty awful.
It makes more sense to join a group focused on an interest you have, rather than a group of autistic people, unless you want to talk about autistic issues.

I never joined one.
But for the sake of mental health, depends on the utility or need.

If you want understanding, feel less alone, grieve whatever social woes, go to any autistic lead groups.
See if the sentiments and attitudes matches yours, same struggles and needs, similar circumstances and experiences.

If you want friends, go to an interest based groups regardless being an ND space but that would be better.
Preferably somewhere not toxic/sweaty/strict/elitist/predatory...


You can join one or two and both separately, join one and join another later...
And I'm not sure how frequent gaining both happens.


I have some doubts in autism groups facilitated by NTs.
Accounts tells me it's usually for kiddie types of socialization, which tend to be overall mismatching (the autistics you will meet might not be as communicative nor may match your developmental level/expected methods of socializing), awkward, or basically all-or-nothing depending on the dominant obsessions.

Unless, well, you're a desperate enough teenager and ended up talking to the NT adults there instead.

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