I was diagnosed with ADHD at a young age, but not much was done for it other than helping with my school life. Now, I am an adult and have talked to my doctor. He and I both think I may very well be autistic. I have been researching for years and have come to this conclusion.
Now, I am in a bit of a mess. I find myself questioning whether I am interacting with other people properly. I lack most social skills and have trouble understanding why other people act the way they do. I have severely hurt a friend, and this has been a huge wake up call to get serious help.
Currently, I do not know what I can do. I keep telling myself I want to join groups on my campus, or meet new people, but I am terrified to do so and always chicken out at the last second. I thought it would really help me to interact with more people, but I cannot bring myself to actually do it.
What can I do? Has anyone else gotten past this problem? I feel the obvious answer is to just do it, but it feels so much more complex than that. I'm desperate to become better, I want to stop hurting people around me because of this problem.