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15 Apr 2010, 1:20 pm

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Local (southeaster PA the United States) would be best but I could probably manage in state if my driver wanted to attend as well.
Autreat 2010 will be in PA, so you can probably attend it if you want to! :)

Autreat's website is here: http://www.autreat.com/


darn. I'll be in Paris.



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18 Apr 2010, 9:50 am

ProfessorAspie wrote:
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Local (southeaster PA the United States) would be best but I could probably manage in state if my driver wanted to attend as well.
Autreat 2010 will be in PA, so you can probably attend it if you want to! :)

Autreat's website is here: http://www.autreat.com/


darn. I'll be in Paris.
Autreat happens every year, at the end of June. You can go to Autreat next year, if you want to.


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21 Apr 2010, 12:52 pm

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If so, how close to where you live would it have to be in order for you to consider attending it? NO MORE THAN AN HOUR OR SO FROM HOME
Where in the UK do you live?
(there are aspie gatherings in London, in Somerset, and in other areas in the UK).


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23 Apr 2010, 9:29 am

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It would have to be within 50-100 miles. I don't like travelling much.
The length of an afternoon is a nice period of time to spend in the company of others.
If you live within 50-100 miles from London, you can go to the WP meetings in London: http://www.wrongplanet.net/postt109104.html


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23 Apr 2010, 10:18 pm

I'm coming to Autreat. Yay! :D


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23 Apr 2010, 11:53 pm

I attended a local support group meeting twice and as far as support groups for Aspies around here are concerned, this one appears to be the only game in town.


For reasons having nothing to do with me and everything to do with some EXTREMELY ugly truths about the group leader/founder, I never went back a third time.



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26 Apr 2010, 11:59 am

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I'm coming to Autreat. Yay! :D
Yay! :D You are going to enjoy it.
I went to Autreat 2007 and to Autreat 2008. I am not going this year, just because it is too far for me. (a 12 hours flight to New York, then a 10 hours greyhound to Buffalo, then a few hours greyhound to Autreat).
Autreat 2010's presentations' schedule is here: http://www.autreat.com/aut10presentations.html


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26 Apr 2010, 12:30 pm

KenG wrote:
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It would have to be within 50-100 miles. I don't like travelling much.
The length of an afternoon is a nice period of time to spend in the company of others.
If you live within 50-100 miles from London, you can go to the WP meetings in London: http://www.wrongplanet.net/postt109104.html


Ah damn too far for me , i live in canterbury... Kent :(



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29 Apr 2010, 3:39 am

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KenG wrote:
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It would have to be within 50-100 miles. I don't like travelling much.
The length of an afternoon is a nice period of time to spend in the company of others.
If you live within 50-100 miles from London, you can go to the WP meetings in London: http://www.wrongplanet.net/postt109104.html


Ah damn too far for me , i live in canterbury... Kent :(
How far is Canterbury from London? I would say about ninety minutes on a coach, if I remember correctly. It doesn't seem too far to me.


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29 Apr 2010, 8:54 pm

KenG wrote:
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I'm coming to Autreat. Yay! :D
Yay! :D You are going to enjoy it.
I went to Autreat 2007 and to Autreat 2008. I am not going this year, just because it is too far for me. (a 12 hours flight to New York, then a 10 hours greyhound to Buffalo, then a few hours greyhound to Autreat).
Autreat 2010's presentations' schedule is here: http://www.autreat.com/aut10presentations.html
Thanks! I'm especially looking forward to seeing Amanda Baggs in person. She's a brilliant advocate, and her Youtube videos are also very insightful.


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02 May 2010, 12:17 pm

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Thanks! I'm especially looking forward to seeing Amanda Baggs in person. She's a brilliant advocate, and her Youtube videos are also very insightful.
Yes, Amanda Baggs is a brilliant advocate. I met her at Autreat 2008.
She also posts on WrongPlanet quite a lot, but I'm not sure if I'm allowed to reveal her user's name.


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02 May 2010, 2:08 pm

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Yes, but only if the others are young and sexy. :P


I second that. I've never met a female Aspie in person.



ehh neurotypicals and aspie males are alike all they care about is looks :x


im just kidding i know not ALL of them are but it seems like the majority of the human species is and its frustrating for for the aspie with the double disadvantage of not too kind on the eye looks and the aspieness.



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02 May 2010, 3:53 pm

KenG wrote:
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Thanks! I'm especially looking forward to seeing Amanda Baggs in person. She's a brilliant advocate, and her Youtube videos are also very insightful.
Yes, Amanda Baggs is a brilliant advocate. I met her at Autreat 2008.
She also posts on WrongPlanet quite a lot, but I'm not sure if I'm allowed to reveal her user's name.
There's no need to, I know what it is. :D


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MathGirl wrote:
KenG wrote:
MathGirl wrote:
Thanks! I'm especially looking forward to seeing Amanda Baggs in person. She's a brilliant advocate, and her Youtube videos are also very insightful.
Yes, Amanda Baggs is a brilliant advocate. I met her at Autreat 2008.
She also posts on WrongPlanet quite a lot, but I'm not sure if I'm allowed to reveal her user's name.
There's no need to, I know what it is. :D




I would guess that many of us here do.



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26 Dec 2014, 4:40 pm

The last time I went to a meetup with aspie strangers, we all played scrabble and had a barbecue. There was an autistic guy there named Frank who hit on all of the girls. Frank sported oversized gray gym shorts, an anime t-shirt, and a blonde ponytail. While standing, his legs were always a little too far apart. His arms stayed at his sides while walking as if he was lugging around invisible shopping bags. He chewed food with his mouth open and spoke to us while eating. Tiny pieces of saliva-covered food landed on us occasionally. Frank proceeded to tell us in agonizing detail about every television show and movie he liked. As it turned out, the list was quite formidable and his memory and knowledge of this particular subject was unrivaled. The volume of Frank's voice overpowered others and it was hard to get a word in edgewise.



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26 Dec 2014, 4:42 pm

Syd wrote:
The last time I went to a meetup with aspie strangers, we all played scrabble and had a barbecue. There was an autistic guy there named Frank who hit on all of the girls. Frank sported oversized gray gym shorts, an anime t-shirt, and a blonde ponytail. While standing, his legs were always a little too far apart. His arms stayed at his sides while walking as if he was lugging around invisible shopping bags. He chewed food with his mouth open and spoke to us while eating. Tiny pieces of saliva-covered food landed on us occasionally. Frank proceeded to tell us in agonizing detail about every television show and movie he liked. As it turned out, the list was quite formidable and his memory and knowledge of this particular subject was unrivaled. The volume of Frank's voice overpowered others and it was hard to get a word in edgewise.

that was kind of you to listen to him and let him speak :thumleft: