Support groups

If 1-2% of people are autistic, then in my local town 7 miles away, which is large by English town sizes, there should be over 3,500 autistic people, more if surrounding villages are considered. If 10% wanted to meet it should be easy. But there is nothing I can find.

In the surrounding 3 towns I am not sure there is anything either. The only thing I found was really for children and carers 

I wonder if there is scope to organise something, but I'm not sure how to do it and whether anyone would look. Also doing a thing publicly might be awkward if people take exception. I wonder if there are things but they are a bit underground and it is all a bit secret, and I am not in the club.

I wondered whether to give a talk in my local village hall and see if anyone came. I know there are a few children locally. Perhaps some adults might be interested. I've spoken at international technical meetings in the past, but doing this seems more scary.

If 1-2% of people are autistic, then in my local town 7 miles away, which is large by English town sizes, there should be over 3,500 autistic people, more if surrounding villages are considered. If 10% wanted to meet it should be easy. But there is nothing I can find.

In the surrounding 3 towns I am not sure there is anything either. The only thing I found was really for children and carers 

I wonder if there is scope to organise something, but I'm not sure how to do it and whether anyone would look. Also doing a thing publicly might be awkward if people take exception. I wonder if there are things but they are a bit underground and it is all a bit secret, and I am not in the club.

I wondered whether to give a talk in my local village hall and see if anyone came. I know there are a few children locally. Perhaps some adults might be interested. I've spoken at international technical meetings in the past, but doing this seems more scary.

Exactly the same in my area, there are a few things, but everything I have ever come across has been for children/teenagers. Autistic adults, absolutely nothing. Even my therapist was suprised how little there was after having a check for me a year or two ago

I have always found it quite puzzling how little [or rather no] support there seems to be out there for something which isn't what you would call rare