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Can't seem to find any kind of autism related social/support groups in my area, It would be nice to find people here to talk too

SJH1994

As per my title, after a few years of attempting to look for support groups of some kind, I can't seem to find any at all, at least not in my area. For this reason I have joined here in the hope of finding people to speak too, I'm very new here and made my introductory post here last week, I am happy to speak via direct message. I'm very suprised at what little support there seems to be for autistic adults in my area, it would be nice to speak to anyone here who is in the same position, or who is just happy to talk

  • in reply to Zengarden🕉

    Yes, I haven't heard of any autism support groups for adults not just in my area but anywhere else either, Its very hard to find the right kind of group to socialize as an autistic adult

  • in reply to Zyphullen

    Hey, thanks for your reply, and yes, there doesn't seem to be any kind of existing autism support groups, the only ones I have seen are for autistic children, or parents of autistic children, but absolutely nothing for adults on the spectrum. I came here as I was hoping this could be the nearest thing in the absence of any real life face to face groups.

    Re games, that thought has never crossed my mind, although I did have a period during my teenage years of liking the idea of making my own games, I admit my IT skills aren't amazing, just average hehe. The car design tool sounds quite cool, I would be up for knowing a little more about that

    I'm happy to chat whenever its okay, I'm quite open to meeting new people, something I very much couldn't say a few years ago! but I think with my age this is getting better, so am happy to talk

  • tbh regardless of the area there is a lack of support groups and just autistic groups! country wide ( since i found out separating people in workplace/clubs/groups is discrimination, which is so silly! ) well it's what it feels like at-least, so online seems to always be the best bet for making friends with similar minds and interests ( we're all so unique )

    I looked up you like Cars/retro gaming - I'm a game dev solo, all free games on itch, have you ever though about learning to program/ make your own games? Blender is a awesome tool to learn to design your own Cars! CAD for designing your own engines, 3D printers to make model. 

    if any of the above peeks your interest we can arrange a chat sometime and see if we connect, though due to the possible ADHD i tend to overwhelm everyone and with C-PTSD struggle to keep in contact with people!

  • I live in the southwest of England, in a town where there are no support groups for adults with autism. There are groups for former army members, but not for autistic adults. Most groups available are for parents of autistic children. I think there should be a support group for adults in a community centre close by. It could meet once a month at a café, where you can get coffee and cake for £4, from 10 am to 11:30 am.

    The only group I attend is the Women's Institute, which meets two times a month. The problem is that there is no membership, and it costs £4 each time I go. Evening meetings start at 6 pm, which is not convenient for me, and I prefer the 2 pm sessions, but those are less busy. There have also been mistakes in the meeting schedule. For example, the training for using the defibrillator was cancelled twice. I keep going to the Women's Institute to meet people and keep busy. I used to volunteer at the library, but when COVID started, they had to change things. Now, they only have two volunteers who don't use the library often.  They had to change things. Now, they only have two volunteers who don't use the library often.