Struggling to meet new people

Darce21

Hey everyone, 
I’m 21 with mild cerebral palsy, I’m also partially sighted, I have a very small group  of friends & would like to grow my social circle, 
I’ve not really had any luck within my local community could someone point me in the right direction? 

Thank you very much
Kind regards 
darcey 

Hannah_Alumni

Hello @Darce21

Welcome to the community! How are you today?

I hope you can make friends here in the community! We have a Coffee Lounge where we play games, have debates and get to know each other I am also going to tag @Richard_Scope. Richard is our Cerebral Palsy Network Lead. The CP Network is a group of people with lived experience of CP. The network supports the cerebral palsy community in England and Wales  

In your community, why not see if there are any events at places like the local Coffee shop? or at the local community centre  

DayDreamBeliever

Hi @Darce21, its so hard main new friends as an adult and not enough people talk about it! It's something I have definitely struggled with and then disability can make it harder again. I've had some luck using bumble friends (the friendship version of the dating app).

And also looking for local or semi-local  groups for specific interests like board gaming groups, book clubs etc 

Richard_Scope

Hi @Darce21
I run a monthly group with my colleague @Abdi_Scope. It is called Network CP. We meet via Zoom, have guest speakers or sometimes just have conversations. You are very welcome to join us if you would like to. Thanks, @Hannah_Scope for tagging me. 

Darce21

Thank you everyone for your help I really appreciate it!! 

@Richard_Scope I would be interested in joining please 
thank you! 

Darcey 

Richard_Scope

That's great @Darce21, all you need to do is email networkcp@scope.org.uk with your full name and then you'll get a Zoom link to the meeting on the 23rd of August. 

csno01

Hi @darce21,

Welcome to the forum. It is nice to have you with us.

I am visually impaired and have CP as well, so I totally understand where you’re coming from.

Well done for reaching out. A platform that has helped me is called meetup.com. Take a look if you haven’t already, I am sure they’ll be something there for you.

What interests do you have? 

This sounds interesting at Richard scope. What other groups are available please? 

CSno01

Darce21

Hi @csno01  hope your well 😁 
thank you for your help!! 

I’ll have a look into meet-up  
im a very chilled person so open to joining anything 😁