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samsgs86

hello , i am a 30 year old male with autism, I was diagnosed at 17 so I got  little to no help growing up. I currently have no friends and have never had a girlfriend.  I would describe myself as having poor social skills. over recent years I have been feeling more and more lonely and have on a few occasions had uncontrollable sobbing episode's, the feeling of loneliness and overwhelming sadness is horrendous. I only really interact with family members.

I am looking looking for advice or places to go to improve my social skills, I am not socially helpless, I just struggle with eye contact ,social cues and conversational skills.  thanks.

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  • You might also find it helpful to contact your GP surgery and ask to be referred to a social prescriber / social prescribing link worker.

    Their role is to work with you, potentially over several sessions, in order to develop a personalised care and support plan that meets your "practical, social and emotional needs that affect their [your] health and wellbeing". This model operates throughout the UK. For example: 

    NHS England - Social prescribing

    Sorry for the separate post to also add this, but too many links in one post can send it straight to spam prison, thanks to the forum's unhelpful filter settings :/

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  • You might also find it helpful to contact your GP surgery and ask to be referred to a social prescriber / social prescribing link worker.

    Their role is to work with you, potentially over several sessions, in order to develop a personalised care and support plan that meets your "practical, social and emotional needs that affect their [your] health and wellbeing". This model operates throughout the UK. For example: 

    NHS England - Social prescribing

    Sorry for the separate post to also add this, but too many links in one post can send it straight to spam prison, thanks to the forum's unhelpful filter settings :/

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