Aspergers, adult stuff
Mar. 9th, 2013 07:31 pmOnce a month, I go to to a Adult Aspergers Support Group (because I need to socialise more and I don't do well with joining new groups & stuff). Sometimes they do things, like go to the Gorge for a picnic or have a games day, mostly it's just a sit around and talk get-together.
Sometimes the issues that come up are interesting or thoughtful, but I don't know whether it's worth writing about them here. Well, mostly I decide it's not and just think about them, but writing things down helps clarify points so I might start writing about them.
There were two new people last week. There are often new people. Some come back, some don't. As you might expect, they're usually people who have just found out they're "on the spectrum". Maybe less expect, they're often in the 40s, or older. One of the guys last week was 57. The regulars have similar stories, they were 39, 42, 46 when they were "diagnosed". A couple of the regulars are younger. Mostly not though.
Last week the co-ordinator, after the new guy had been talking about his life until now, sat up and asked, "How did you all get by on your own without assistance?". Which is a curious question, and an interesting question. Not that anyone answered it. They were too busy discussing speed limits on Victorian roads & what music is best.
It makes me think of the silly humour piece, "To all the kids of the 60s & 70s" (or whatever decade), with a list of things like not wearing seatbelts or riding a bike without a helmet. Those that survived, survived to read the list. Those that didn't, didn't.
Still an interesting thing to think about.
Sometimes the issues that come up are interesting or thoughtful, but I don't know whether it's worth writing about them here. Well, mostly I decide it's not and just think about them, but writing things down helps clarify points so I might start writing about them.
There were two new people last week. There are often new people. Some come back, some don't. As you might expect, they're usually people who have just found out they're "on the spectrum". Maybe less expect, they're often in the 40s, or older. One of the guys last week was 57. The regulars have similar stories, they were 39, 42, 46 when they were "diagnosed". A couple of the regulars are younger. Mostly not though.
Last week the co-ordinator, after the new guy had been talking about his life until now, sat up and asked, "How did you all get by on your own without assistance?". Which is a curious question, and an interesting question. Not that anyone answered it. They were too busy discussing speed limits on Victorian roads & what music is best.
It makes me think of the silly humour piece, "To all the kids of the 60s & 70s" (or whatever decade), with a list of things like not wearing seatbelts or riding a bike without a helmet. Those that survived, survived to read the list. Those that didn't, didn't.
Still an interesting thing to think about.
