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Friends and Autism

JoshF

This is me Venting a little so sorry about that. 
My name is Josh I’m a 22 year old adult who has autism who has struggled with friends and groups at times. I was diagnosed with autism when I was around 10. I feel like people notice things about me and a notice that I’m different in some way or another. I’ve found since coming back to university that some people don’t accept the fact that I’m different or are willing to put in more effort for others who aren’t different. I’ve found it hard to find prolonged friendships due to not liking the same environment as others as I don’t enjoy clubbing and so on. I was wondering if others have advice? 

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  • If you're at university it might be worth checking out some of the societies. At my university, there's loads of societies which hold sober events that are more neurodivergent friendly and not based around clubbing/drinking culture. Things like craft events and screening episodes of Doctor Who or House for example. I don't know what your interests are or what you do/don't enjoy, but it may just be a case of trial and error to find your people. I also have a hard time making and keeping friends so I can't really say with certainty if any of this will work for you, but there are people out there who are worth your time, and who will appreciate you for who you are, without having to hide it.

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  • If you're at university it might be worth checking out some of the societies. At my university, there's loads of societies which hold sober events that are more neurodivergent friendly and not based around clubbing/drinking culture. Things like craft events and screening episodes of Doctor Who or House for example. I don't know what your interests are or what you do/don't enjoy, but it may just be a case of trial and error to find your people. I also have a hard time making and keeping friends so I can't really say with certainty if any of this will work for you, but there are people out there who are worth your time, and who will appreciate you for who you are, without having to hide it.

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