Has Anyone Here Have/Had Difficulties In Autism Groups?

[Cryptid]

Apparently, I'm not autistic enough to join an autism support group, according to the facilitators.

 

[MROSS]

I attended a few meeting several years back. I sense that the other participants were experiencing challenges more limiting than my own challenges.

Many support groups don't last long - as many members increasingly feel that support groups are not beneficial. Any specific groups that have lasted for several years, and have large memberships?

RELATED: Personally, I felt that support groups were not beneficial. Support-groups may overlook reassessing one's own strengths in order to better reassess one's weaknesses - hence proven beneficial steps.

Too many support-groups are inclined to focus on (emotional issues) weaknesses - the opposite of reassessing one's strengths in order to reassess one's weaknesses. My strengths are focusing on practical, everyday things (non-emotional issues). Again, support-groups can overlook such practical agendas.

 

[MROSS]

Personally, making friends via Autism support groups is not beneficial.

Developing friendships with people who are NT-like (and understand those on the Autism Spectrum who are not quite NT-like) seems most favorable.

P. S. I sense people reading this post are thinking, ""MROSS', that's a tall order!"

 

[vergil96]

I sense people reading this post are thinking, ""MROSS', that's a tall order!"

uh, no. Not everyone is into support groups.

Too many support-groups are inclined to focus on (emotional issues) weaknesses

That's the feeling I get about the groups as well. I joined just some online spaces, offline don't seem much different. There is an overwhelming sense of pessimism and defeat to them. Also there aren't people who have the same issues as me attending. Maybe it's more likely to find people like me online and far from autism support groups. I met similar autistics online (gaming and adjectent interests), but not in support groups and I met some at work too.

 

[MROSS]

uh, no. Not everyone is into support groups.


That's the feeling I get about the groups as well. I joined just some online spaces, offline don't seem much different. There is an overwhelming sense of pessimism and defeat to them. Also there aren't people who have the same issues as me attending. Maybe it's more likely to find people like me online and far from autism support groups. I met similar autistics online (gaming and adjectent interests), but not in support groups and I met some at work too.

The "tall-order" here is actually meeting those awesome (NTs or NT-like) people (UNRELATED to Autism support groups).