Meet?!?!
Fear not.
We use the term meet very loosely
You may read our schedule and be terrified at the idea of coming along to a social or support meet.
We think of it more as when people will be in the same place at the same time!
So some people might just want a quiet chat, or to know that there are people around, without interacting with them. Some might want a much more social experience.
You do you in whatever way makes you comfortable.
The following things are completely expected, accepted, understood, and valid:
- Arriving at a session and sitting on the sofa in the hall for a few minutes then leaving.
- Getting to the front door, then going home. Every step counts and some days its to much.
- Sitting in the Quiet Zone and reading a book on your own.
- Pacing around a room or up and down the corridor.
- Sitting at a table with other people and doing your own activity.
- Sitting on your own.
- Listening to music on headphones.
- Spending ten minutes talking to other people then having 30 minutes of alone time.
- Being really chatty at one meet and then choosing to sit alone at the next.
- Talking about your favourite subject to someone.
- Having emotional or sensory overwhelm and needing support or needing to be left alone (without judgement).
Our meets come with no expectations to socialise in any ‘typical’ way.
Nobody is judged for being more or less chatty, more or less funny, more or less friendly.
Our staff team have a whole range of personalities as well, we have chatty people and people who are awesome for sitting alongside and just being there.
