Aspy groups
Nitz wrote:
Lower-functioning Aspies ( not to brag, but I'm on the higher-functioning end of the spectrum ), I probably couldn't relate to, and thus they wouldn't be good company to me and I wouldn't be good company to them.
There's no such thing as a "higher" or "lower" functioning aspie is there? Are you talking about HFA and LFA? Cause I would obviously want my group to be HFA and AS, but other than that it would feel weird not allowing someone to join coz they are more "severe" than other aspies. And aspie isn't a nickname for autistics in general, autie is.. okay maybe u knew that. i was just wondering what you meant. but maybe groups should be open to EVERYONE on the spectrum, who knows, i dunno if i'll even get a group going, as i only know like; 3 people in my area, and its only online...
Twitch wrote:
I don't excel at verbal communication by any means but when I am with another aspie that doesn't seem to matter.
I've noticed the same thing. In particular, knowing in advance that someone is Aspie allows you to relax and not worry about unintended meanings.
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There's no such thing as a "higher" or "lower" functioning aspie is there? Are you talking about HFA and LFA? Cause I would obviously want my group to be HFA and AS, but other than that it would feel weird not allowing someone to join coz they are more "severe" than other aspies. And aspie isn't a nickname for autistics in general, autie is.. okay maybe u knew that. i was just wondering what you meant. but maybe groups should be open to EVERYONE on the spectrum, who knows, i dunno if i'll even get a group going, as i only know like; 3 people in my area, and its only online...
Berta--I didn't know that " auttie " was even a word, actually. This is only my third week after my diagnosis of Asperger's Syndrome, so forgive me for my naivette of the different conditions.
I'm not talking about excluding people, I'm just saying that I personally would have a hard time in a group full of Low-Functioning Autistics. When people think about autism and AS, they tend to come up with images of the lower-functioning people; in the meantime, many of the high functioning autistics don't even know about their condition ( I spent 20 years oblivious to my AS ). If a group were created in my area, it would be a good thing, but it probably wouldn't be something I would benefit from, is all.
Still, the alternative ( learning to socialize better with NTs ) makes it a rock and a hard place situation...
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