Greetings! I am new here.

Yeah, it does seem difficult to bump into similar people person to person, probably for the same reasons we're all on here. As a result, here is probably the best place to start.

And yeah, I understand the standing in a group conversation saying barely anything until a special interest is mentioned, but even then I struggle to start speaking because it's quite possible I won't stop. I find that if it's something I'm interested in I can talk and talk forever. But it is difficult to find people with similar interests or who would be willing to listen and talk with me.

Nice to meet you. I am sorry about the no friends where you live. The misunderstandings with that one friend sounds tough too. Well nice that the penpals and this site helped with a sense of belonging. Yeah it’s online but I’d say it still matters. And I am glad you finally found your place of belonging here too. Those are definitely pretty cool special interests that you got. I do have interest in aliens myself too. And I do find legos as a cool hobby too. I played and built them for a time as a kid. Also nice lego comics story. And thank you, I appreciate that. 

Nice!!! That’s awesome that you no longer have to negotiate challenges of a workplace. I definitely heard many stories of how brutal the work world can be for others. Great to hear that your life is in a stable and calm state. 

Hey, nice to meet you. Yeah I also found it extremely helpful talking with people with similar interests and experiences. Especially in making friendships or any bonds in general. As the years go by I realized more that literally almost nothing else catches my attention except for my special interest. There can literally be a group conversation going for hours and I’ll barely say anything until something related to my interests gets mentioned. I definitely agree with everyday life being difficult. And I had  my struggles making conversations and new friends too. And yes this is indeed the best place to start. I wasn’t bumping into enough autistic people in person to share similar experiences with, so I figured here would be ideal for that.

Yo I am so hyped up for Godzilla minus zero so much. I will be watching it with a close friend of mine who’s a super Godzilla fan, and another buddy who’s a super Godzilla fan. My favorite transformers show is Transformers prime, I loved the dark and serious tone of the show. Also around like more than a month ago I watched the g1 transformers movie in theaters with two friends too. I am also familiar with some transformers comics by keeping up online with some of them.

Yeah it’s definitely very hard for autistic folks when it comes to friendships unfortunately. I definitely feel pretty grateful for the few close friends that I have in my life currently. One of them also being autistic. I will say that there definitely have been times where it was hard interacting with neurotypical people, especially when there’s no common interests. I’ll also say that it has been a challenge in some ways finding the right places to find more friends for me too. Yeah that sucks with the weather making sea swimming no longer an option. So yeah man, I hope things get easier and better for you with making friends.

Hi Gator500  welcome to the community! I'm 38 years old female, have no friends where I'm living, but in total I have one friend for 20 years. It's hard with her anyway, last few years it's all misunderstandings. I have no more friends although I would like. Only here I found some penpals snd this site although only online gave me the sense of belonging. This is tge first and as for now only place where I belong and am understood. My special interest is space, astronomy and aliens. And I love playing lego blocks, I publish here comics made of lego blocks. This is my last one: 

 entangled - lego comics story 

I hope you find here friends support and enjoy being part of the community 

Yeah, I’ve heard quite many stories about how difficult it is when folks find out about their autism after age 30. I am sorry about you having to deal with the difficult struggles of that. I am sorry about sciatica and scoliosis as well. I did a bit of research and those conditions definitely sound very brutal. I definitely related with prioritizing my interests too, which my gym life is usually the main interest. I definitely enjoyed quite much marvel and dc content too. Along with much video games that I have played on my Wii console and ps4. You having interest in wanting to be a mental health advocate does sound interesting. The constant burnout definitely sounds pretty rough. But yeah, I hear you man, sorry about all those struggles. I hope things get much better for you eventually in the future.

Hi I am a 36 year old AuDHD man was diagnosed in 2025 and am still finding it hard and struggling to come to terms with it i am feeling lost and isolated with just not wanting to be around people because of my impulsivity or just general hygiene is atrocious but i do suffer with sciatica and scoliosis i find it hard and struggle daily with time keep and routines and prioritising my interest's are marvel, dc, video games on my pc and ps5 and am wanting to go out to work as either a mental health advocate or being self employed from home but i dont even know where to turn or what to do as i feel in a constant burnout stage and need to do some self care and me time i feel i try n rush myself and mostly leave this till there late or either too late i just feel stuck in life i only got family support but i cant rely on family all the time i got to push myself past my limit to achieve getting most things done if it dont interest me i dont really want to know i dont see why i have that attitude in life but i just learn and keep going and try to better myself every day

Hello! I am 25 years old, also new here and have very similar interests haha, I'm looking forward to the new Minus Zero movie coming out, and recently watched and read some of the Transformers shows and comics

For finding actual friendships, I struggle with trying to find any real connection myself, like I feel as if I can't really reach out to someone who is neurotypical as much, and like I feel as if there's no real places for someone to find to make friends

I used to go sea swimming but with the weather getting rough, I've had to stop

Hello and welcome, I'm also a 26/27 year old autistic man who's also knew to this community. I'm also quite interested in video games, along with reading and steam trains.

I've found in my short time here that it can be helpful, especially talking with people with similar interests and experiences. Navigating everyday life can be difficult, especially when it comes to initiating conversations or making new friends, but this is probably the best place to start.

Hi and welcome to the community. I'm a woman in my sixties, retired and glad to no longer have to negotiate the challenges of a workplace. I live with my partner and enjoy reading and playing video games.