Published on 12, July, 2020
Is it common for an autistic boy at the late teen age (around 16- 19 years old) only play with young children while refuse to interact with their peers? I have autism(PDD-NOS) and I usually only play with children (around age 6-8 years old) around my area but I don't get on well with my peers. the reason is because my peers world and my world are completely different and can't fit each other. I loves playing with figurines and dolls as an 18 years old but my peers loves being popular and play sport to attract people. So dolls and figurines are my world and being popular like playing sport is my peers world. So that's why I don't get on well with my peers. but children loves playing with figurines and doll so that's why I get on well mostly with children but I also get on well with other people with autism of any age if their world are similar to my world. So part of my spare time, I play with children around my area. So i just like to wonder how common is that for other autistic people at the age of older adolescent or young adult age?
Autistic Adrian said:Is it common for an autistic boy at the late teen age (around 16- 19 years old) only play with young children while refuse to interact with their peers?
Personally, I think you're asking the wrong sort of question here Autistic Adrian as, from the sounds of things, you've discovered that you are interested in things which are different from your peers and have found people that are interested in the same things and want to hang out with them. There isn't anything remotely wrong with that! I think what you now need to do, going forward, is simply to see if you are there are any people of your age group that are interested in 'your world' as you have chosen to call it and playing with figurines as a past time. I don't really think it matters if I'm honest 'how common it is' for other people to have this fascination with playing figurines if you enjoy it and it doesn't harm anyone you should be allowed to do it.
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But I enjoy hanging out with children as most children enjoys things in my world. I don't even bother not having a peers friends. I just like to know how common is that as an autistic person interacting with the chidren.