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Hi fellow aspies. I started this topic in the hopes of connecting with fellow aspies in my geographic area. ( Melbourne australia).
I would love to be able to chat and hopefully make freinds with adults aspies who face the same day to day challenges as I do dealing with the lack of support and assistance given to adults in Australia.
So please say hello.

Mark Douglas
Diagnosed HFA last year.

Hi, I'm not in Melbourne but I'm having a similar experience in NSW. There doesn't seem to be many people from NSW on this forum so I though Melbourne is close enough.
I am having a lot of trouble finding support or comradeship but I am not sure if that is because there isn't any or because I have trouble negotiating my way through the world.

Hello, I am also in NSW.

Yes the lack of support in this area seems to be a common experience.

I am finding that all the support is for children, which I can understand. My only concern is adults adults who were diagnosed later in life and who may ( like myself) have other mental health issues as a result are being forgotten. A few bulk billed visits to a psychologist just isnt enough to repair a lifetime of maladaptive coping techniques and issues with anxiety and deppresion. And that's even if they ( like myself) can bring up the courage to talk about it to an old doc who has no idea what aspergers even is.

More support to deal with adult aspergers is needed from the mental health providers in australia. We suffer too. Maybe more.

Just wondering if there are any social groups for adults on the spectrum in Melbourne. There are some in Sydney but they operate somewhat erratically and since I am about an hour and a half from Sydney I don't always want to make the trip. As for psychologists - you really need someone with specialised knowledge of HFA in adults because it can manifest either in very subtle ways or it can be overlooked in favour of its symptoms like anxiety and depression. Its good to get treatment for those issues but if the underlying issue is not addressed I find I just keep going around in circles.

Hi jozie.
There are a couple of groups in melb. The main one for adults is held in the suburb of blackburn I belive monthly. The details can be found through the amaze website.
I haven't been able to attend one yet as it is held on evenings and I live just outside melb and dont drive. Hopefully with HFA becoming more known there will be more groups created. Until then I am finding forums and websites such as wrong planet a great source of strength as I am becoming more aware that being HFA makes me part of a group in society not just something I go through alone.
Keep it up wrong planet.