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lostmyway

Do you think this site not only offers help to autistic people who need practical advice but also facilitates an exchange of thoughts between people who may not have the opportunity to express their inner thoughts elsewhere, and who I have found to be quite bright individuals?

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  • yes for me personally  

    generally speaking the more people there are that might respond the chances of response improves and this is a big group of members

    I also suspect that autistic people are maybe a bit more able to communicate with other autistic people than with neurotypical in the main.

    The thing that does intrigue and also perhaps sadden me too is that of on the number of views compared with the number of replies for posts.

    Looking at that it seems to me that whilst there is an exchange of views within the posts there may be a lot of people reading them without making comments.

    I wonder a lot how these people are and what they make of the advice and thoughts shared and what they have to "say" too.

  • in reply to Phased

    As Alexa mentioned, it can be difficult to know how to respond to some posts, especially when someone appears to be in distress and needs the right kind of advice. Offering the wrong guidance, even with the best intentions, could inadvertently make things worse. However, I agree that many posts are viewed frequently yet receive very few responses, and I assume this is often because people simply cannot relate. For example, I recently made a post about chess, and to date, nobody has responded, so I assume chess isn't something that resonates with most members. That's okay, because you can't always expect others to share your interests, and I suppose that's just the way things are.

  • in reply to lostmyway

    yep, understood  

    however I think that so many views indicates that there is some relation

    I hope your chess post gets some active response soon, it's a game for 2 players as I understand it :-)

  • in reply to Phased

    Speaking for myself, when I scan posts, some resonate more than others, and because this is a very active site, I think people may be selective in what they choose to respond to. I wonder also if people on the spectrum are a bit guarded because they want to avoid becoming over-stimulated by certain topics?

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  • in reply to Phased

    Speaking for myself, when I scan posts, some resonate more than others, and because this is a very active site, I think people may be selective in what they choose to respond to. I wonder also if people on the spectrum are a bit guarded because they want to avoid becoming over-stimulated by certain topics?

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