All the groups that I attend, as a young woman with Asperger's, are made up of middle aged men. The young women who did attend have since left, probably because the groups were, and are, so male dominated. It would not even be so bad if some of the men were in their teens or 20s, but they are mostly 30 years and older. In any event, it puts me off attending these groups without any of my peers being there, i.e. women; even if they were somewhat older than me, it would be better than no women!
There has got to be more women out there with Asperger's, but they don't seem to attend many of the groups. There was just one group I attended that started off with, believe it or not, more women than men, but this did not last, and there is now two women to 8 men!
I cannot relate to these men with Asperger's. They are not young like me, they don't share my interests, they are too serious, and they leave me feeling even more isolated.
So I think it would be good if an all female Asperger group were set up, with a particular emphasis on women age 18-30. But where are they?
