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Asperger96
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16 Oct 2013, 1:52 pm

I don't know where to ask to find an Asperger's Support Group in my Area?



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16 Oct 2013, 2:14 pm

Use meetup.com.


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16 Oct 2013, 2:15 pm

redrobin62 wrote:
Use meetup.com.


I have but there doesn't seem to be anything remotely close to me.



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16 Oct 2013, 2:43 pm

There is ASAN, which is active in some areas but not others (Autistic Self-Advocacy Network)

http://autisticadvocacy.org/chapters/

I'm a member, but we're not really doing much in Houston.



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22 Oct 2013, 5:46 am

AardvarkGoodSwimmer wrote:
There is ASAN, which is active in some areas but not others (Autistic Self-Advocacy Network)

http://autisticadvocacy.org/chapters/

I'm a member, but we're not really doing much in Houston.


They don't have an actual branch near me



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22 Oct 2013, 5:57 am

My dad googled it and found one in my area, we just called and we paid a fee every time we went.
Although there wasn't many people there and I didn't get along with anybody, they were all so different from me.
All they talked about was minecraft and dr who, I am not interested in either.
You could google your suburb/city or state and aspergers/autism (group/support) and if you find one, just ring them or contact them and ask to join.
You might find it okay though :)



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24 Oct 2013, 9:01 am

:x It's really ticking me off. I'm starting to think that, in a city with half-a-million people, I'm the only Aspie