I have been diagnosed with Aspergers. I am registered at a drop-in run by Autism Initiatives. The charity is very good. They give practical help as will as the staff will listen to you if you need to talk. Especially good sometimes for people with no parents or maybe family to talk to. There are groups and social activities inside and out. There are board games, PC-use, pool table. Every 1st, 3rd and 4th Saturday of the month there is a buffet lunch. There is use of the kitchen, there are books. So many great things. However, (I have also heard this being the case not only with people with Aspergers but people without too) that people need time to themselves. I would say about 95% of the time, when I come in to the drop-in sart time either at 10am or 2pm, there is likely to be at least one person constantly talking to me, then if that person goes I might only get 5 to 10 minutes to myself before at least another person talks to me constantly. I realise they are probably not trying to upset me but I have mentioned to the staff not exactly these words, but I have said having a lot of people around me at once is VERY stressful. These things I don't think I should have to tolerate as the drop-in is meant to me a place where you can relax! I don't mind talking for a bit, but hours on end and nearly the whole drop-in is EXTREMELY upsetting as it's HIGHLY stressful!
01 Aug 2016, 10:42 am
