Europe meet-up. Would you be interested?

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The more I think about it the odder it seems that noone, ( or almost ), from WP has been to Autscape. I think it may be the combination of two things:

The meticulous attention paid to "our" needs; we are so used to "soldering on" that such care must mean it is for far weaker mortals than us.

And also because AS/Aspergers very often have trouble imagining, until they seriously set out to do something, just how much work, how much time and effort, something is going to take, and so we tend to think that if we really wanted a meeting we could have one, whenever we wanted, just like that.

So we think that the threads which crop up every couple of months proposing a meeting disappear down the page because of lack of interest, or funds. It is easier to think that.

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I'm furax because Greentea doesn't want to go to Autscape after all because the prospect of sharing a room with me is too appalling. ( joke )

No, but seriously, I am puzzled that an event organised by people on the spectrum for people on the spectrum, ( Autscape standing for autism spectrum landscape ), for AS people in Europe, for four years running now, has this effect on most of us.

How many people on WP have managed to meet another WP member? Judging from the occasional threads referring to such meet up's it is a rare, almost miraculous event. So why do people think that organising a gathering of several people will be any easier?

We carry on starting threads suggesting it, and people have fun imagining exotic and exciting locations for it, before the thread sinks to the bottom of the page, and yet the event already exists.

http://www.autscape.org/

The idea that it would be "unfair" to the non-WP attendees, that we would be "hijacking" the event, that we would "dominate the proceedings", is not only dubious, ( neurosnobbism ), and strange, but ludicrous.

I think such thoughts are actually a sign of low self esteem, of insecurity; that in fact far from feeling too much at home for the others there to cope with, so confident/"high functioning" that it would be as if we were exploiting the event, many/most of us would actually be nervous, and deeply appreciate the solid structure provided after much careful thought by its AS organisers.

I am going. And I think it would be really brilliant to meet other WP'ers from Europe there too.

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The organisers are also inviting people to help plan the details, so if there is something that you would like to do/have there, or something you don't like, you can do something about it.

And if you just want to meet other WP'ers you don't have to go to any of the discussions/presentations. Noone will make you. You can spend the whole three days socialising, or hiding in your room, just the same as if it was a big house we had rented for a few days somewhere. And there wouldn't be any cooking/food shopping to do.

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I think autscape sounds a great idea, perhaps if some of us (at least) attend it we will get some good ideas for how to organise a WP meet up. As well if we meet there, you might be more comfortable renting a house at a later date

ouinon when you (or someone else, but form what I see you took up the organisation) get all the details, dates, place, prices etc I will definitely consider it. can't promise anything yet, but a short weekend trip should be ok.

To be elsewhere overnight... that's not working for me, I'd be at risk to have a meltdown.

I have been to most previous Autscapes. Most participants have always been high-functioning aspies.
Kangoogle, who obviously never attended Autscape himself, is disseminating false information about Autscape.

Edit: KenG, I posted at same time as you. If you like I will delete my post which is pretty much same content.