heya, so my best friend got diagnosed as high functioning asd this past spring and it's great that he now can see himself as not weird or strange and that his behaviours are explainable. However, before his diagnosis he would often try to work through his more unusual behaviours, such as his social anxiety, how he dealt with relationships, as well as how he communicated with people. the issue now is, I have moved away for a year, and he rarely speaks to me anymore because he only likes face-to-face interaction, so he doesn't want to skype or talk on the phone with me, only email me once and a while. And I feel like, he is starting to use his diagnosis as a crutch instead of trying to tackle his problems and work through them? And his flatmates are allowing such behaviour. But then again, I've not had much experience with high functioning asd, so I don't know what people who are this way do, like do you try to tackle how to feel emotions and communicate better? Or do you tell people this is how you are and to respect It? Am I being to harsh? I dunno, but I'm worried and I miss him and I just don't know what to do.
