Aspy meet-up in Australia

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Seddon

where abouts is that? I would really like to organize an aspie meetup. I was thinking it would be best to do it in the city? what do you guys think??

you can add me to your list of aspie victorians.

why isn't there a decent site for victorian aspies to congregate?

how old are you all anyways? i'm 29 but peter pan.

haha! I LOVE peter pan!! thats my favourite book....
anyway I'm 20 (21 in November) We should start our own group and site for Aspie Victorians...

http://www.abc.net.au/centralvic/stories/s1535631.htm

Someone set up one in Bendigo..I emailed him out of curiosity even though I am in Brisbane.

http://www.freewebs.com/byaag/

Hi there

I would be interested in meeting up in Melbourne. I am new to this site but it looks like I have visited at the right time!

Bye for now.

Welcome...
I am new to and am very keen to organize a meet up. How does everyone feel about a lunch or a dinner in the city?

i'm sort of interested in meeting up for lunch in the city, but not sure.
it's more that it's nice to know that there are other aspies nearby, in the same country, or state. and it'd be nice to have our own state website or something.

i'd be too freaked out to meet up. i don't think i'd be able to handle it.
i'm also scared of being judged by others, even if you are aspies.
it's a bit of a stigma i have i think. i've sort of grown up in a family being
called the pretty one, with the fantastic smile. people don't see past your face.
they assume that if your pretty, how could you be weird/f****d up/loner/people phobic.
i've spent my entire life doing the pretending thing, that it's become second nature. i confided in a friend that i had been diagnosesd with asperger's and she sort of dismissed it - saying that i didn't look like i had anything wrong with me, that i "seemed" "normal".

i'm probably making a big deal out of nothing. but that's what i'm feeling at the moment.

Hello all,

A lunch or dinner in the city sounds great. Count me in please! Thanks for your enthusiasm.

To 'little-bird' - I hope you reconsider. I share some of the feelings that you describe, but I have decided that I really need to meet people who are similar to me.

Have a wonderful Friday everyone.

excelant salsa72!
little bird, believe me when i say that i know how you feel. i used to hide out in my room as it was my sactury..i used to gp tp the library at lunch times adn never talk to people. the anxiety when i was talking to people was just to much and i would often come home overwhelmed and in tears untill i realized that it wasnt worth it. I realized that i am me and i am not going to get anyewhere by sitting at home and not talking to anyone and feeling sorry for myself. I believe life is for us to live, for us to enjoy. We are ourselves and that is all we can be...now i dont care, i say whatever and do whatever and if people have a problem with it thats fine because i am having fun, i am enjoying life and being me..i am proud to be me. It has taken a while for me and it has been an extremely gradual process and there are times when i go abck to the way i was but life is a journey and we are always learning. You can only learn and grow from experiences.
I am not a judgemental person at all so you neednt worry about me.
hope to hear from you soon...
kaiyah

well i wasnt really sure about a time frame. I work full time during the week to so I can only do weekends as well. The first half of June sounds good....any one else interested??

Perhaps Sat 10 or Sun 11? I don't mind the weekend following either 17/18.

Hope there are a few people interested!

If interested please let us know which dates are suitable.

Bye for now.