March 13th, 2013; Open meeting, open discussion

Our open discussion again focused on how we could help each other. We also talked about drug use as a poor way of self medicating depression. We were all touched by the outpouring of support for one of our community members who was brought in from near self destruction by the bidding of his many autistic friends using vigils, meetings, Meetup.com and FaceBook. Our frustration about violence and misunderstanding towards people with disabilities brought us to think about win win scenarios. The Five Languages of Love were mentioned: Touch, Gifts, Being, Service, Verbal. We decided to focus on empathy as a discussion point for our next meeting in 2 weeks.