Please don’t play games with us. If you want to say something, say something straight. If you want to increase your self esteem, give yourself a positive name.
As I mentioned above, the social prescribing model does operate throughout the UK - including in South Wales (where I believe you're located, having just seen one of your previous posts). If you'd like to explore it, I suggest asking your GP for a referral.
Unfortunately, it's not uncommon for us to struggle with socialising, which can leave us feeling lonely and isolated.
In addition to hopefully enjoying this community and making some connections here, you might also find it helpful, as a starting point, to read the advice in these articles:
NAS - Loneliness - includes links to examples of some other autistic people's experiences of loneliness and how they cope.
In terms of some more specific, practical suggestions:
You could ask your GP for a referral to a social prescriber (as I've just done, due to being socially isolated and lonely myself). The prescriber's / link worker's role is to work with you, potentially over several sessions, to develop a personalised care and support plan that meets your practical, social and emotional needs. This model operates throughout the UK. For example, in England:
You might be able to find some socialising opportunities via the the NAS's directory - whether through a local NAS branch, or other types of support group or social programmes:
