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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

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  • 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.

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  • 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.

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