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Do any of you not bother going to autism groups? I used to in the past but I haven't had tons of progress making friends.

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Amethystgirl

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I only made one friend in Asperger group years and I would like more friends but I don't go groups because making friends is too complicated for me. I even tried making friends in Special Olympics but I didn't fit in.
 
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The only known autism groups for adults I know of locally involves a typical $30-40 charge per session. That alone turns my stomach, making it unrealistic for me to progress socially under such circum$tances. Making me feel more like someone's prey.

Same reason I have never considered visiting a prostitute. A charge for "a service rendered" and little else when it comes to the human heart.

Friendship and love should not have a price tag associated with it.
 
No, because I don't fit in, either -- and it doesn't matter who the group is comprised of (meaning autistic va non-autistic) I don't do well in groups; There is too much to follow.

Plus everyone is always "higher functioning" than I am (in terms of independence, in terms of life responsibilities, in terms of speech and processing speed) and so it's just like everywhere else where I struggle to be understood, to understand, to find common ground, to participate and connect.
 
I have met a lot of diagnosed autistic people IRL and I don't have a reason to believe that I would fit in. I don't have common interests or life experiences with them. It would be nice in theory to feel a sense of validation, but I'm not going to find the validation in experiences that I don't share.

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and it doesn't matter who the group is comprised of (meaning autistic va non-autistic) I don't do well in groups; There is too much to follow.
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Me too. Groups are also inherently tiring for me. The sensation of noise and people walking around - it drains me.
 
Judge said:
Same reason I have never considered visiting a prostitute. A charge for "a service rendered" and little else when it comes to the human heart.
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All the prostitutes want in their heart is to not be in their position, that's for sure.
 
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