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Making Friends

Danny

Hello Everyone 

Hope you are all coping in these difficult times 

I just discovered that you can connect with people on here that are all in the same situation 

I have found that Autism has always tied me down when making friends, I get taken advantage of and I don't always see who is real and who isn't, and friends and relationships in the past have never worked out due to my Autism, so I'm hoping that joining N.A.S would help possible find some friends are also help anyone who is struggling as I'm always happy to help anyone whos in need 

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  • Hi! I find making friends very difficult. I've always found people seem to operate differently from me, and I don't always get what they want or expect. I am married now and I have family, so there are people around me who care,  but I still feel very lonely a lot. People don't seem to understand why I get so excited about certain interests or so anxious and distressed about various situations. I think this year with all the social distancing and lockdowns has made it even harder. A lot of things, through necessity, got moved across to Zoom or Skype, which I find very difficult and make me extremely anxious. 

  • in reply to Meeples

    its difficult isn't it!! well done to you tho it must of been difficult to even find someone that understands autism, going to the shop makes me extremely stressed, and I can't cope with this social distancing so I tend to do all my shopping online, my only release was to go for a drive and spend time with myself going to various walks and stop off at coffee shops and a place to eat but that has also been removed plus my job so it can be very isolating, but if anyone ever needs a chat about any of their struggles my messages are always open, helping people is what I've always loved to do.

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  • in reply to Meeples

    its difficult isn't it!! well done to you tho it must of been difficult to even find someone that understands autism, going to the shop makes me extremely stressed, and I can't cope with this social distancing so I tend to do all my shopping online, my only release was to go for a drive and spend time with myself going to various walks and stop off at coffee shops and a place to eat but that has also been removed plus my job so it can be very isolating, but if anyone ever needs a chat about any of their struggles my messages are always open, helping people is what I've always loved to do.

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