Re: Support Group question for Aspie Men please!

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,I meet with a group of men who havebeen diagnosed with Aspergers. The group is run by my Psychologistand it has men who range in age from early 20s to 72. We have about8 members. It seems to work pretty well but no women involved.Greg dx AS at 53To: aspires-relationships Date: 04/12/2011 09:19 PMSubject: Support Group question for Aspie Men please!Sent by: aspires-relationships Hello Aspie gentlemen: A gentleman with Asperger's asked how he could forma social meeting group for Aspie's that would entice Aspie men to comeout and and continuously do so. For instance, what kinds of things or activitiescould he plan to get them to come out. What types of locations to go to.What types of environments? Do you guys think it's a good idea to mix femaleaspie and male aspie together for the social gatherings? I've been on thefence about this because men and women aspie's are pretty different. Andhave had the experience where it didn't work out very well for my husbandbut I don't really know how to explain it to this gentleman who wants toorganize it. The group meeting will be in BC, Canada. Any advice you Aspie men can give me would be appreciatedas I would like to use provide this information to the gentleman that wouldlike to organize the group.!

[Guest guest]

,I meet with a group of men who havebeen diagnosed with Aspergers. The group is run by my Psychologistand it has men who range in age from early 20s to 72. We have about8 members. It seems to work pretty well but no women involved.Greg dx AS at 53To: aspires-relationships Date: 04/12/2011 09:19 PMSubject: Support Group question for Aspie Men please!Sent by: aspires-relationships Hello Aspie gentlemen: A gentleman with Asperger's asked how he could forma social meeting group for Aspie's that would entice Aspie men to comeout and and continuously do so. For instance, what kinds of things or activitiescould he plan to get them to come out. What types of locations to go to.What types of environments? Do you guys think it's a good idea to mix femaleaspie and male aspie together for the social gatherings? I've been on thefence about this because men and women aspie's are pretty different. Andhave had the experience where it didn't work out very well for my husbandbut I don't really know how to explain it to this gentleman who wants toorganize it. The group meeting will be in BC, Canada. Any advice you Aspie men can give me would be appreciatedas I would like to use provide this information to the gentleman that wouldlike to organize the group.!

[Guest guest]

Thank you for the info

Any advice you Aspie men can give me would be appreciated as I would like to use provide this information to the gentleman that would like to organize the group.

You might consider contacting Meyer (AS) who was a past moderator of ASPIRES and has run an adult group in Portland, Oregon USA for years. His contact information is:

N. Meyer"...of a different mind"Disability Advocacy, Representationand Comprehensive Case Management18162 East BurnsidePortland, Oregon 97233Phone: Email: rogernmeyer@...Web Site: http://www.rogernmeyer.com

Best.

[Guest guest]

That's a great idea having a virtual element to it. I will definitely let the organizer know.

Hi ,

From my point of view, since adult Aspie support groups

seem to be so sadly lacking everywhere except perhaps for the largest

connurbations, any kind of group would be extremely welcome. Trying to

segregate the sexes would imply running two groups which would make it

doubly hard to set them up and run them.

Such adult groups could be largely self-help, I reckon, and without a

balanced input from the opposite sex, I'm not convinced all the

significant issues could be properly addressed. In the real world,

generally speaking, neither males nor females live in segregated

enclaves, and it's the real world we need to learn how to cope with,

so I'm not much in favour of running segregated groups, even if it were

possible to organise them.

For those of us who don't live anywhere near any support groups,

another most important aspect to this, as far as I can see, is that

there should be an on-line element to the proceedings. Anyone who is

unable to attend in person should be given an option for virtual attendance.

Hope this helps.

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--- Support Group question for Aspie Men

please!

Date: Sun, 4 Dec 2011 02:15:32 -0800

Reply-To: aspires-relationships

To: aspires-relationships

Hello Aspie gentlemen:

A gentleman with Asperger's asked how he could form a social meeting

group for Aspie's that would entice Aspie men to come out and and

continuously do so. For instance, what kinds of things or activities

could he plan to get them to come out. What types of locations to go to.

What types of environments?

Do you *guys* think it's a good idea to mix female aspie and male aspie

together for the social gatherings? I've been on the fence about this

because men and women aspie's are pretty different. And have had the

experience where it didn't work out very well for my husband but I don't

really know how to explain it to this gentleman who wants to organize

it. The group meeting will be in BC, Canada.

Any advice you Aspie men can give me would be appreciated as I would

like to use provide this information to the gentleman that would like to

organize the group.

[Guest guest]

That's a great idea having a virtual element to it. I will definitely let the organizer know.

Hi ,

From my point of view, since adult Aspie support groups

seem to be so sadly lacking everywhere except perhaps for the largest

connurbations, any kind of group would be extremely welcome. Trying to

segregate the sexes would imply running two groups which would make it

doubly hard to set them up and run them.

Such adult groups could be largely self-help, I reckon, and without a

balanced input from the opposite sex, I'm not convinced all the

significant issues could be properly addressed. In the real world,

generally speaking, neither males nor females live in segregated

enclaves, and it's the real world we need to learn how to cope with,

so I'm not much in favour of running segregated groups, even if it were

possible to organise them.

For those of us who don't live anywhere near any support groups,

another most important aspect to this, as far as I can see, is that

there should be an on-line element to the proceedings. Anyone who is

unable to attend in person should be given an option for virtual attendance.

Hope this helps.

+

--- Support Group question for Aspie Men

please!

Date: Sun, 4 Dec 2011 02:15:32 -0800

Reply-To: aspires-relationships

To: aspires-relationships

Hello Aspie gentlemen:

A gentleman with Asperger's asked how he could form a social meeting

group for Aspie's that would entice Aspie men to come out and and

continuously do so. For instance, what kinds of things or activities

could he plan to get them to come out. What types of locations to go to.

What types of environments?

Do you *guys* think it's a good idea to mix female aspie and male aspie

together for the social gatherings? I've been on the fence about this

because men and women aspie's are pretty different. And have had the

experience where it didn't work out very well for my husband but I don't

really know how to explain it to this gentleman who wants to organize

it. The group meeting will be in BC, Canada.

Any advice you Aspie men can give me would be appreciated as I would

like to use provide this information to the gentleman that would like to

organize the group.