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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!!   

Parents

  • Let's be very clear about what we adults are doing here. This website was neither designed nor intended for AS adults. As R'socks says, we have recently had some robust discussion around this very issue.

    Anonymity is vital. If you read some of the things we discuss, and I include my own posts on various subjects, there are matters that we touch on that are deeply personal. I certainly wouldn't publicise, or want to HAVE publicised, things that I've discussed to help and encourage other AS adults.

    It's very easy to criticise, and most of us do find something about the NAS to criticise, but thanks to our previously mentioned robust discussion there is some hope that we can move things forward and help the NAS to help us. We want the site to evolve, it would be far too misguided to expect everything to change overnight without discussing all of the implications - AS people, expecially those who don't recognise simple dangers that they put themselves in, MUST be protected from themselves and, potentialy, exploitative others. In this sense, the NAS acts very responsibly.

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  • Let's be very clear about what we adults are doing here. This website was neither designed nor intended for AS adults. As R'socks says, we have recently had some robust discussion around this very issue.

    Anonymity is vital. If you read some of the things we discuss, and I include my own posts on various subjects, there are matters that we touch on that are deeply personal. I certainly wouldn't publicise, or want to HAVE publicised, things that I've discussed to help and encourage other AS adults.

    It's very easy to criticise, and most of us do find something about the NAS to criticise, but thanks to our previously mentioned robust discussion there is some hope that we can move things forward and help the NAS to help us. We want the site to evolve, it would be far too misguided to expect everything to change overnight without discussing all of the implications - AS people, expecially those who don't recognise simple dangers that they put themselves in, MUST be protected from themselves and, potentialy, exploitative others. In this sense, the NAS acts very responsibly.

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