Published on 12, July, 2020
Hello! I’m new here, and I was only diagnosed about one and a half years ago as an adult. I experience a lot of social anxiety, but I really want to meet new friends in person, so I wanted to ask if there are any autistic groups in Scotland that meet in person? Also, does anyone know of any mentors in Scotland who does mentoring through home visits? Hope you all are well. I’m glad to have found this community.
Hi and welcome to the community!
eventhorizon said:I wanted to ask if there are any autistic groups in Scotland that meet in person? Also, does anyone know of any mentors in Scotland who does mentoring through home visits?
You might be able to find what you're looking for by using the NAS's Autism Services Directory. You can use the directory to search for all kinds of groups and services based on a postcode and radius search.
For example, here are the results from searching for "groups" within 20 miles of the (Glasgow) postcode G1 1AB:
https://www.autism.org.uk/autism-services-directory/search-results?searchTerm=group&postalcode=G1+1AB&radius=20
Just change the search parameters to adapt this for your location.
The NAS Scotland page also has links to various resources:
NAS Scotland
You might also find that a local autism body in Scotland can advise on local groups that meet in person and/or mentoring services:
Autism Scotland - Scottish Organisations and Support Groups