I'd like to meet a fair number of people IRL who are on this forum. But, certainly not in a large group or in a busy, noisy place where I couldn't hear myself think. A small group, 3 maybe 4 would be ok!
I'd say the same, but the aspie meetings I've been to IRL haven't been much bigger than that, thank goodness.
How many came to that one in Windmill, mutate? about 6-7?
I'd be a bit more wary of London meetings, 'cause I suspect they'd tend to be bigger. I tried to get to a London meeting once (can't remember which group had organised it) but the chosen venue was so busy, noisy, and big that I couldn't find the group, and didn't feel like trying very hard. Idiots! Luckily, I had other reasons for being in London, at the time, so it wasn't a waste of a train ticket
So far, I've found that the aspies I've met have been no different IRL than on the boards, except shyer, sometimes, as you'd expect. It's been an enjoyable experience. But, then, I've heard of others having unpleasant experieces for much the same reason *chuckle*
~Walkie