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New and wondering how to meet people in a similar situation

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Hello,

I am the mum of a 3 year old boy with ASD coupled with many complications of his health and a 1 year old little girl.  My husband and I feel our friends and family do not understand our life at all.  Does anybody know of places you can meet other adults with similar lifestyles and before you all suggest the groups during the day our son can't cope with going to these types of venues.  

I would love to have some people in our life who wouldn't be bored of depressed with autism as a topic of conversation!

thanks 

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  • Hi there.

    I think you'll find people here are happy to discuss Autism in all its forms and with all its implications at great length!

    Although my immediate family are very supportive, I know how you feel at times. Only this weekend I had to contact my cousin to let her know that only part of our family would be coming to her wedding. We decided that it'd be too much for our 10 year old with aspergers. There will be loads of waiting around, having to sit still, making polite conversation etc etc, all of which he hates. I really don't think she understood, unfortunately, how his aspergers would affect him and make the event intollerable for all of us! Unfortunately it also wasn't the right time to go into a whole speil about what aspergers is etc etc.

    It is hard having a child with ASD and you end up living a different family life to the one you imagined when you started off having kids. At least on this forum there are others who are experiencing similar things and who do understand. Thank God for it!

    Hell Bells x

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  • Hi there.

    I think you'll find people here are happy to discuss Autism in all its forms and with all its implications at great length!

    Although my immediate family are very supportive, I know how you feel at times. Only this weekend I had to contact my cousin to let her know that only part of our family would be coming to her wedding. We decided that it'd be too much for our 10 year old with aspergers. There will be loads of waiting around, having to sit still, making polite conversation etc etc, all of which he hates. I really don't think she understood, unfortunately, how his aspergers would affect him and make the event intollerable for all of us! Unfortunately it also wasn't the right time to go into a whole speil about what aspergers is etc etc.

    It is hard having a child with ASD and you end up living a different family life to the one you imagined when you started off having kids. At least on this forum there are others who are experiencing similar things and who do understand. Thank God for it!

    Hell Bells x

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