28 Dec 2005, 1:42 pm
It has recently been brought to my attention that there is no sticky at WP to discuss how to form an aspie group, so here it is. 
Here is what members have posted so far on the topic:
newchum wrote:
Step one: Create website and submit it to many search engines as possible
Step two: Find every Autism worker in town and talk to them about you forming a group, also for good measure contact the parents of autistic children groups as well (there are likely to be siblings or parents with AS/HFA).
Step three: Contact local radio stations, newspapers and even television stations, if they want to do a story on AS and your group.
Step Four: Spread flyer's and posters everywhere where people with AS are likely to go to.
Depending on the size of your community and number of people doing the job, it take anywhere from as little as a week to more than a month.
Step two: Find every Autism worker in town and talk to them about you forming a group, also for good measure contact the parents of autistic children groups as well (there are likely to be siblings or parents with AS/HFA).
Step three: Contact local radio stations, newspapers and even television stations, if they want to do a story on AS and your group.
Step Four: Spread flyer's and posters everywhere where people with AS are likely to go to.
Depending on the size of your community and number of people doing the job, it take anywhere from as little as a week to more than a month.
And this is from another thread:
Quote:
berta wrote:
...help me!! !
i need help on this. the people i am starting it with are kinda... new to everything.
so why am i makin the aspie group finally?
cause today i met up with two people from a norwegie ADD/AS forum. actually there were meant to be 3 but the 3rd guy couldnt make it. he was to dam* nervous. plus he had just thrown himself over the bridge into the iccy arctic ocean, because they were "suicide-securing" it..
the one girl was a revered meth adict, studying some teaching-related stuff, she has ADD and was really nice.
the other guy was actually my next door neighbour like; 7 years ago. he has ADD and is a nerd. it was really a nice time and they were so easy going open and great to talk to. we just talked about everything really. and the girl hugged me which was kinda nice. i dunno why but. who knows..
so it was kinda a kool day, except alot of other stuff that happened. i was really nervous, but that wasnt big deal. the highlight of the day i must say was when we all laughed coz of some guy at the pizza place which we met at chopping up some stuff, and all of us were totally sensory overload at the time. well its kinda fun to see that i have at least something in comon with other people.
now i plan on moving to town and arranging the aspie group.
but i have no idea if they are my friends...
or are we just acosiates.
input pleeeeaaase
i need help on this. the people i am starting it with are kinda... new to everything.
so why am i makin the aspie group finally?
cause today i met up with two people from a norwegie ADD/AS forum. actually there were meant to be 3 but the 3rd guy couldnt make it. he was to dam* nervous. plus he had just thrown himself over the bridge into the iccy arctic ocean, because they were "suicide-securing" it..
the one girl was a revered meth adict, studying some teaching-related stuff, she has ADD and was really nice.
the other guy was actually my next door neighbour like; 7 years ago. he has ADD and is a nerd. it was really a nice time and they were so easy going open and great to talk to. we just talked about everything really. and the girl hugged me which was kinda nice. i dunno why but. who knows..
so it was kinda a kool day, except alot of other stuff that happened. i was really nervous, but that wasnt big deal. the highlight of the day i must say was when we all laughed coz of some guy at the pizza place which we met at chopping up some stuff, and all of us were totally sensory overload at the time. well its kinda fun to see that i have at least something in comon with other people.
now i plan on moving to town and arranging the aspie group.
but i have no idea if they are my friends...
or are we just acosiates.
input pleeeeaaase
Sean wrote:
Moving into town would be a good for you even if they are just associates. If you are going to to be planning things and running errands to get everything ready for the meeting or other event, then getting a car would be a priceless asset- even if it is only reliable enough to get you around town.
Having a set meeting time and place that won't have to be worked around to compromise with other groups is a big priority. I strongly doubt I need to go into any detail on the problems a constantly changing schedule would cause.
Don't get discouraged if someone else turns out to be a better leader for the group. You were the one needed to get it started, but other people may have various tallents to keep it going.
Once you have a regular set of people coming and a regular meeting time and place, you will need bylaws so everyone has the same written set of guidelines for what's going on.
Having a set meeting time and place that won't have to be worked around to compromise with other groups is a big priority. I strongly doubt I need to go into any detail on the problems a constantly changing schedule would cause.
Don't get discouraged if someone else turns out to be a better leader for the group. You were the one needed to get it started, but other people may have various tallents to keep it going.
Once you have a regular set of people coming and a regular meeting time and place, you will need bylaws so everyone has the same written set of guidelines for what's going on.
Sophist wrote:
Congrats, berta A wonderful idea!
berta wrote:
Sean wrote:
Moving into town would be a good for you even if they are just associates. If you are going to to be planning things and running errands to get everything ready for the meeting or other event, then getting a car would be a priceless asset- even if it is only reliable enough to get you around town.
Having a set meeting time and place that won't have to be worked around to compromise with other groups is a big priority. I strongly doubt I need to go into any detail on the problems a constantly changing schedule would cause.
Don't get discouraged if someone else turns out to be a better leader for the group. You were the one needed to get it started, but other people may have various tallents to keep it going.
Once you have a regular set of people coming and a regular meeting time and place, you will need bylaws so everyone has the same written set of guidelines for what's going on.
Having a set meeting time and place that won't have to be worked around to compromise with other groups is a big priority. I strongly doubt I need to go into any detail on the problems a constantly changing schedule would cause.
Don't get discouraged if someone else turns out to be a better leader for the group. You were the one needed to get it started, but other people may have various tallents to keep it going.
Once you have a regular set of people coming and a regular meeting time and place, you will need bylaws so everyone has the same written set of guidelines for what's going on.
i am not gona get a car, i wudnt need it, i dont live in cali. well i am discussing it right now actually with the ADD dude, but he wants NT PARENTS of AS/ADD kids to come. if so i wont go at all...
well i dunno what to do first, but i have KINDA already made a flyer, but i think i mite need to put down my own mobile number, after all this isnt an organisation, its NOT asociated with the local autism org, coz my mom is in that one..
and i think aspies might like to ttext message, or email when saying they are interested in the goup. plus calling maybe. i have no idea. or maybe i will just get prank calls..
so where are we meant to meet? i dont think its gona be half tje group u guys in the US have, coz its not with any money yet or anything. we met in the pizza place. so shud we meet there again? could we just reserve it or something? gosh i am so lost.
im gona set up an email addy tho, for the group, and maybe a website later..
any more tips??! !
Sean wrote:
berta wrote:
i am not gona get a car, i wudnt need it, i dont live in cali. well i am discussing it right now actually with the ADD dude, but he wants NT PARENTS of AS/ADD kids to come. if so i wont go at all...
well i dunno what to do first, but i have KINDA already made a flyer, but i think i mite need to put down my own mobile number, after all this isnt an organisation, its NOT asociated with the local autism org, coz my mom is in that one..
and i think aspies might like to ttext message, or email when saying they are interested in the goup. plus calling maybe. i have no idea. or maybe i will just get prank calls..
so where are we meant to meet? i dont think its gona be half tje group u guys in the US have, coz its not with any money yet or anything. we met in the pizza place. so shud we meet there again? could we just reserve it or something? gosh i am so lost.
im gona set up an email addy tho, for the group, and maybe a website later..
any more tips??! !
well i dunno what to do first, but i have KINDA already made a flyer, but i think i mite need to put down my own mobile number, after all this isnt an organisation, its NOT asociated with the local autism org, coz my mom is in that one..
and i think aspies might like to ttext message, or email when saying they are interested in the goup. plus calling maybe. i have no idea. or maybe i will just get prank calls..
so where are we meant to meet? i dont think its gona be half tje group u guys in the US have, coz its not with any money yet or anything. we met in the pizza place. so shud we meet there again? could we just reserve it or something? gosh i am so lost.
im gona set up an email addy tho, for the group, and maybe a website later..
any more tips??! !
I can't imagine a public transportation system that works good enough to accomplish anything
, but suit yourself. I stongly agree that parent's of ASD/ADD kids is a bad idea. They have their own orgaizations to go rant in, and having them at your meetings would prevent people from being able to speak their minds. Occasionally having sessions for parents and AS kids to sit down and get a dialogue going might be a good idea, but certainly not during every meeting. I strongly advise you not to give out your mobile number. An email account and website for people to get information would be availeble 24/7 and you could also keep your privacy and avoid prank callers that way too.berta wrote:
but sean, my town is so small, and i cant drive in traffic anyway:( but yeah, i dont even know where i will live heeh, maybe in the centre..?
so, aaanyway, what should i do really, before i can have the first meeting? make a budget? post an ad in the local newspaper? post flyers or what?
another problem i had was those two ADD people i met up with in town were like: obsessed and only wanted to talk about how ADD is caused by the environment etc.
so i could just set up a new hotmail account and hae a MSN space as a info site? ya think that would work.
so, aaanyway, what should i do really, before i can have the first meeting? make a budget? post an ad in the local newspaper? post flyers or what?
another problem i had was those two ADD people i met up with in town were like: obsessed and only wanted to talk about how ADD is caused by the environment etc.
so i could just set up a new hotmail account and hae a MSN space as a info site? ya think that would work.
I hope this helps you guys and please feel free to continue on discussion here.
Edited once for errors in BBCode.
28 Dec 2005, 3:29 pm
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20 Jan 2006, 4:54 pm
I really want to start an Aspie group in my area. I believe I have the time, patience, and skills to do it... but I'm not sure I have the confidence. Being terrified of making phonecalls and 'bothering' people, I'm not sure I'd be able to get this thing going by myself. But there are some good ideas in the first post... maybe I'll have a shot at it anyway
13 Jun 2006, 2:52 pm
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20 Jan 2007, 3:42 am
That is a good site. Thank you.
I'd like to go to an Asperger's group meeting, but I don't think I really would actually go.
*sigh* Many of you will understand that statement.
26 Jan 2007, 12:35 am
I have to admit I'm kind of frustrated with the fact that all of the AS meetup sites I've seen have either been for kids with AS or parents of kids with AS. But I guess that's just what you get with a disorder that limits social skills.
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