Support groups

Has anyone found any that work for them?

We always have people looking for support groups in their area and I wonder how many people find them and if they get the help they're looking for?

My experience has put me off even looking.

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  • 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

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  • 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

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