Making friends

I am in the same situation. My son is 18 and is also very lonely. Suggesting groups etc just gets him more stressed.

It is very difficult. My son often puts up barriers to ideas. But in fairness it is difficult to consciously make friends for anybody. I just feel sad as loneliness is so hard. 
i have looked on the internet but cannot see much in the way of opportunities. I just wondered if anyone had any ideas or things that had worked for them. 

I feel exactly the same. Trying to find opportunities is so hard. My son is a magician (guess this is his autistic gift). He goes occasionally to a magic club because this interests him, but anything else doesn’t capture his imagination. If we suggest something and he doesn’t like it he just resists.

I feel exactly the same. Trying to find opportunities is so hard. My son is a magician (guess this is his autistic gift). He goes occasionally to a magic club because this interests him, but anything else doesn’t capture his imagination. If we suggest something and he doesn’t like it he just resists.