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Any advice from latelings on what's available online for ancients (I'm 71) for socialising

Sweetpea

I'm recently diagnosed, and have thus missed out on a near lifetime of potential links with humans like myself.

I've had plenty rejections in the neurotypical world, so have more or less stopped trying.

I think online would suit me best, for a couple of reasons. It feels safer, and I'm in Scotland so face to face resources appear to be thinner on the ground, unlike in London and the South.

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  • Alongside enjoying chatting with others here (where friendships can develop naturally over time), you might find some of the suggestions below helpful - they include both "real world" and online options.

    My main thought would be to consider asking your GP for a referral to your local social prescriber / community link worker (they're the same thing). Or just ask your GP’s admin team, who might be able to tell you how to self refer. A social prescriber’s (non-medical) role is to develop a personalised care and support plan that meets your social, practical, and emotional needs. That could include, for example, helping you to find local groups or socialising activities that fit with your interests and other preferences. Here's an example of a service in Scotland:

    NHS Tayside - Social Prescribing in Perth & Kinross

    This article explains more about how the it works (it relates to England, but the same model operates throughout the UK):

    NHS England - Social prescribing

    You might also find some of the advice in these articles helpful:

    NAS - Loneliness 

    NAS - Making friends - a guide for autistic adults

    You might also be able to find some socialising opportunities via the the NAS's directory, or through a local or online NAS branch:

    NAS - Autism Services Directory

    NAS - Branches (including online-only branches)

    As a final couple of suggestions, you could:

    • Search on Facebook and/or Google for any local or national groups that might fit with your interests and hobbies.
    • Perhaps find some online games you enjoy that also include a social element (eg perhaps they have an associated chat group, or a built-in ways to socialise - like chatting in the game itself).
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  • Alongside enjoying chatting with others here (where friendships can develop naturally over time), you might find some of the suggestions below helpful - they include both "real world" and online options.

    My main thought would be to consider asking your GP for a referral to your local social prescriber / community link worker (they're the same thing). Or just ask your GP’s admin team, who might be able to tell you how to self refer. A social prescriber’s (non-medical) role is to develop a personalised care and support plan that meets your social, practical, and emotional needs. That could include, for example, helping you to find local groups or socialising activities that fit with your interests and other preferences. Here's an example of a service in Scotland:

    NHS Tayside - Social Prescribing in Perth & Kinross

    This article explains more about how the it works (it relates to England, but the same model operates throughout the UK):

    NHS England - Social prescribing

    You might also find some of the advice in these articles helpful:

    NAS - Loneliness 

    NAS - Making friends - a guide for autistic adults

    You might also be able to find some socialising opportunities via the the NAS's directory, or through a local or online NAS branch:

    NAS - Autism Services Directory

    NAS - Branches (including online-only branches)

    As a final couple of suggestions, you could:

    • Search on Facebook and/or Google for any local or national groups that might fit with your interests and hobbies.
    • Perhaps find some online games you enjoy that also include a social element (eg perhaps they have an associated chat group, or a built-in ways to socialise - like chatting in the game itself).
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