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Why are we not allowed to share contact details?

AspyMum

Hi,

I am new here and I am diagnosed ASD, 43 years old and have never met another ASD person.  

I find it very hard to small talk, in fact I don't...  I know I try and who knows what my face is doing while I'm trying to keep track of the stream of fluff that people like to call 'conversation' but I don't think I'm that convincing!  It would be lovely to meet others, but whilst reading a few posts on here I see that contact details are not to be shared?  Have I got that wrong?  

Confused!!   

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    The rules are designed to protect vulnerable people. The forum is used by autistic people some of whom need every protection from being taken advantage of.

    There are some groups for autistic adults to meet in some areas. Given the communication problems that we have - smalltalk is not a strength for most of us - I would guess that social groups might be a bit strained.

    You probably will have met other autistic people but you won't have spotted them. We are not good at working out the subtle differences between people.

    Anyways, welcome to the community.

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  • Former Member
    Former Member

    The rules are designed to protect vulnerable people. The forum is used by autistic people some of whom need every protection from being taken advantage of.

    There are some groups for autistic adults to meet in some areas. Given the communication problems that we have - smalltalk is not a strength for most of us - I would guess that social groups might be a bit strained.

    You probably will have met other autistic people but you won't have spotted them. We are not good at working out the subtle differences between people.

    Anyways, welcome to the community.

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