Re: Asperger questions - Re.

July 22, 2011

A very quick reply, here , but one of our adult AS members, , is doing

just that and he created a support group in his community. He is (or was) on a

local radio station today talking about adult support for Aspergers and I look

forward to his report to this group on how that went.

- Helen

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> > Now, to us old fogies, it would seem healthier if we could could all meet

for tea .. or a glass of wine. But we can't. I think it boils down to an issue

of balance in our lives, and of course that means not participating in online

communities to the detriment of your health and your responsibilities. If

there's balance, all good. I decided a long time ago that this is a legitimate

community, and a very special community. For me, the benefits of participation

have been immeasurable.

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> Thanks Helen. Well perhaps it's unrealistic to imagine that all of us

> could meet, but tea, coffee, wine with even a small real group of us,

> as opposed to on-line, and done on a regular basis, is my dream for

> restoring that balance.

>

> Yes, of course Aspires is a legitimate and balanced on-line community

> and there's no dispute in my mind that we get a lot of value from it,

> but IMHO too much of a good thing when it's all on-line starts to become

> unbalanced and unhealthy simply because it's an excuse not to

> participate in real life stuff.

>

> Last year I did some global travelling and managed to muscle in on a

> couple of real Aspie groups who met once a month. I was just a

> visitor, but apart from me they all had the comfort of knowing each

> other which kind of made me envious because I knew I wasn't going to be

> able to go back again for a long time.

>

> My point, though, is that there are adult Aspie groups around if we

> look hard enough and are prepared to travel far enough, and we shouldn't

> underestimate the therapeutic value of doing that if it's at all

> possible.

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