View past chats on this topic: May 29, 2016, Dec 2, 2018, and Jun 13, 2021. Questions: Q1: If you want/have a partner or partners, what is or was your experience looking for them? (share as much/as little as you like) #AutChat Q2: What advice have people given you? How has it been helpful or […]

Read past chats on this topic here: March 8, 2016, July 15, 2018, November 8, 2020, and April 23, 2023. (Early editions of this chat refer to “real-life support circles”. A participant pointed out that the internet is real life, too, so we changed it for later chats.) Questions: Q1: Do you currently have in-person […]

View past chats on this topic here: March 1, 2016, July 8, 2018, December 20, 2020, and April 16, 2023. Questions: Q1: What communities (IRL or online) are you a part of, or would like to be part of? #AutChat Q2: Are there ways your current community/communities help include you? These could be formal or informal. […]

View a transcript of a previous chat on this topic here. You may also be interested in our related chat on sensory sensitivities. Questions: Q1: Do you have any sensory oversensitivities or undersensitivities? To what? #autchat Q2: Do they happen in some situations more than others? #autchat Q3: What kinds of coping strategies have you […]