Published on 12, July, 2020
Hello, my 13 year old son has recently been diagnosed with autism after years of struggle at school. It was a relief to finally have a diagnosis but we have been struggling with school and now we are at the point he isn't attending at all. He is such an easy going extremely chatty and funny boy but is very lonely as he can't go outside and is finding it impossible to make a friend. I find it so heartbreaking when he asks me why can't he be like everyone else and chat to people. I was just wondering if anyone had any suggestions or help at all we could try? Thank you
NAS87695 said:is very lonely as he can't go outside
Not at all, not even somewhere with you, such as a club?
He loves being outside in nature. His favourite thing is taking our dog long walks in the fields which we are very lucky to have all around us. As long as there are no people around. We usually have to avoid other dog walkers or he will hide behind me. But that's why it's so difficult to meet anyone because the thought of walking by 1 person in the street is scary for him so things like clubs and socialising is so hard.