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New and wondering how to meet people in a similar situation

vh1

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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  • Thanks for that.  It serves to make me feel a bit more normal!  When friends/family ask can we stay at yours and take the kids to legoland they don't realise the implications of this suggestion for our son!! And when we say no then people assume we are being anti-social lol.  Frustrating sometimes, it really is a hidden disability.  I guess I'm at the end of a hard year diagnosis, educational battle for statementing which I won!!!! and also the DLA appeal which again I won!! surprisingly but after all the effort and energy I now am trying to piece together a new life for myself and my husband, surrounding ourselves with like minded people and families would be a huge advantage.  Thank you again for the kind words 

    VH

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  • Thanks for that.  It serves to make me feel a bit more normal!  When friends/family ask can we stay at yours and take the kids to legoland they don't realise the implications of this suggestion for our son!! And when we say no then people assume we are being anti-social lol.  Frustrating sometimes, it really is a hidden disability.  I guess I'm at the end of a hard year diagnosis, educational battle for statementing which I won!!!! and also the DLA appeal which again I won!! surprisingly but after all the effort and energy I now am trying to piece together a new life for myself and my husband, surrounding ourselves with like minded people and families would be a huge advantage.  Thank you again for the kind words 

    VH

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