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Lounge area?

lostmyway

I hope I'm not speaking out of turn, but it seems to me that while the NAS message board is a valuable resource for autistic people who are struggling and need support and good advice, it doesn’t really offer a separate space for autistic people who just want to interact with others like themselves and chat about shared interests. In light of this, wouldn’t a separate “lounge” area be a good idea, similar to those I’ve seen on other message boards like science and philosophy, etc?

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  • in reply to lostmyway

    But thats what I do anyway, I just come onto the comunity page and look at the topics under discussion and if anything interests me I read it and maybe comment. I know sometimes that requests for help and advice seem to dominate conversational threads, but it's just a matter of scrolling through.

    I for one would not like live chat, I think it would exclude those of us who don't have the tech, those of us who need or want to think through a response and make the whole place and any conversation bitty. I think it would end up two paced, one group using live chat and another not, it would split the place and cause confusion

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