Comments on: Autastics http://lbnuke.com/2005/09/26/autastics/ A place to ramble... Mon, 21 Jul 2008 01:31:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Jen http://lbnuke.com/2005/09/26/autastics/#comment-18982 Jen Fri, 30 May 2008 04:22:56 +0000 http://lbnuke.com/?p=42#comment-18982 I would like to have a contact # for autastics group. I understand that they have a group for teens. My 16 yr old son would really appreciate it. I would like to have a contact # for autastics group.
I understand that they have a group for teens. My 16 yr old son would really appreciate it.

]]> By: Lori http://lbnuke.com/2005/09/26/autastics/#comment-30 Lori Sat, 01 Oct 2005 00:39:58 +0000 http://lbnuke.com/?p=42#comment-30 It's hard for me to go so far too. Maybe someday there will be a meeting in the east bay, or maybe some of us east bay folks can travel together to daly city. There is a 'meetups' forum on this site that is for arranging local east bay meetups. Perhaps the first meetup could be to travel to an autastics meeting in daly city... I suppose that kind of kills the idea of local, but it would be worth the trip :) It’s hard for me to go so far too. Maybe someday there will be a meeting in the east bay, or maybe some of us east bay folks can travel together to daly city.

There is a ‘meetups’ forum on this site that is for arranging local east bay meetups. Perhaps the first meetup could be to travel to an autastics meeting in daly city… I suppose that kind of kills the idea of local, but it would be worth the trip :)

]]> By: Guest http://lbnuke.com/2005/09/26/autastics/#comment-29 Guest Sat, 01 Oct 2005 00:39:28 +0000 http://lbnuke.com/?p=42#comment-29 Thanks for your post, it was very interesting. I have AS and have considered going to this group, but I live in Walnut Creek and it is hard for me to go such a long distance. Thanks for your post, it was very interesting. I have AS and have considered going to this group, but I live in Walnut Creek and it is hard for me to go such a long distance.

]]> By: Greg http://lbnuke.com/2005/09/26/autastics/#comment-28 Greg Sat, 01 Oct 2005 00:38:58 +0000 http://lbnuke.com/?p=42#comment-28 Hi Lori, I've missed the meetings you've attended. This last one I missed because Paul N (another Autastic) and I were hiking in the Sierra, where after a day of lightning, rain and hail we awoke in the night to find ourselves covered in snow. Good preparation for Paul's attempt at a solo trans-Sierra ski expedition this winter! I enjoyed your comments and hope to see you at another Autastics meeting soon. Greg ):) Hi Lori,
I’ve missed the meetings you’ve attended. This last one I missed because Paul N (another Autastic) and I were hiking in the Sierra, where after a day of lightning, rain and hail we awoke in the night to find ourselves covered in snow. Good preparation for Paul’s attempt at a solo trans-Sierra ski expedition this winter!
I enjoyed your comments and hope to see you at another Autastics meeting soon.
Greg ):)

]]> By: Guest http://lbnuke.com/2005/09/26/autastics/#comment-27 Guest Sat, 01 Oct 2005 00:38:03 +0000 http://lbnuke.com/?p=42#comment-27 If you come to a meeting, you're guaranteed not to be the only one there to hate driving, being somewhere at a specific time, and/or going to a meeting with no agenda. We also have someone in your area that sometimes comes to some of the meetings, so one of these days it might be possible for you to share a ride, knocking out 1 of the 3 above problems. You can usually find out when the next meeting is <a href="http://www.autastics.org/calendar.html" rel="nofollow">here</a>. If you'd like, you could introduce yourself <a href="http://www.autastics.org/bb" rel="nofollow">here</a>. If you come to a meeting, you’re guaranteed not to be the only one there to hate driving, being somewhere at a specific time, and/or going to a meeting with no agenda. We also have someone in your area that sometimes comes to some of the meetings, so one of these days it might be possible for you to share a ride, knocking out 1 of the 3 above problems. You can usually find out when the next meeting is here. If you’d like, you could introduce yourself here.

]]> By: ScratchMonkey http://lbnuke.com/2005/09/26/autastics/#comment-26 ScratchMonkey Fri, 30 Sep 2005 00:36:44 +0000 http://lbnuke.com/?p=42#comment-26 Thanks for the report. I contemplated going but I hate driving and I hate being somewhere at a specific time and I hate going to a meeting with no agenda. In spite of all that, I did want to go. Maybe I can work up the motivation next time. Thanks for the report. I contemplated going but I hate driving and I hate being somewhere at a specific time and I hate going to a meeting with no agenda. In spite of all that, I did want to go. Maybe I can work up the motivation next time.

]]> By: marleykito http://lbnuke.com/2005/09/26/autastics/#comment-25 marleykito Tue, 27 Sep 2005 00:36:15 +0000 http://lbnuke.com/?p=42#comment-25 Actually I don't think you are generalizing at all. You are speaking about your personal experience of things and how you see the world of autism/asperger's. You describe what it's like to be with other aspies so well and so vividly that it's easy for us non-aspies to "get", at least to an extent, what it is like to be in the room. It's so great that you pushed yourself, like the other group members, to be there and keep trying to connect and communicate because just doing that, kind of like you are saying, builds community in and of itself. :) Actually I don’t think you are generalizing at all. You are speaking about your personal experience of things and how you see the world of autism/asperger’s. You describe what it’s like to be with other aspies so well and so vividly that it’s easy for us non-aspies to “get”, at least to an extent, what it is like to be in the room. It’s so great that you pushed yourself, like the other group members, to be there and keep trying to connect and communicate because just doing that, kind of like you are saying, builds community in and of itself. :)

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