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Hi. All I can say is I feel exactly the same as you. You are not alone here. I have tried all my life to fit in as well, but now I'm realising that there are others, like yourself, out there who are feeling the same as me. I've tried various clubs and activities, but making friends for me has been extremely challenging due to autism.

I couldn't connect with youngsters my age. I tried joining various clubs, but it is similar to what you are going through. I mainly go out for walks, spend time with my loved ones and dog, watch TV occasionally. 

I'm always very weary of joining online groups on other websites due to safety. Feel free to share your experiences, or more about your hobbies in a reply to me. 

Just a thought for you: why not go out to like a park where there are people or centre? Just embrace nature. Or even say hello to people when out. They most likely feel the same as you. You never know.

August, you're never truly alone. As there's people like who are going through the same as you. Please take some comfort in knowing this. You have been very strong in posting this, as it's summed up everything I'm going through now.

I have some previous posts, where I have detailed my own struggles too. Feel free to check them out and comment on them, so you know you're never alone ok?

Hi. All I can say is I feel exactly the same as you. You are not alone here. I have tried all my life to fit in as well, but now I'm realising that there are others, like yourself, out there who are feeling the same as me. I've tried various clubs and activities, but making friends for me has been extremely challenging due to autism.

I couldn't connect with youngsters my age. I tried joining various clubs, but it is similar to what you are going through. I mainly go out for walks, spend time with my loved ones and dog, watch TV occasionally. 

I'm always very weary of joining online groups on other websites due to safety. Feel free to share your experiences, or more about your hobbies in a reply to me. 

Just a thought for you: why not go out to like a park where there are people or centre? Just embrace nature. Or even say hello to people when out. They most likely feel the same as you. You never know.

August, you're never truly alone. As there's people like who are going through the same as you. Please take some comfort in knowing this. You have been very strong in posting this, as it's summed up everything I'm going through now.

I have some previous posts, where I have detailed my own struggles too. Feel free to check them out and comment on them, so you know you're never alone ok?

Fitting in doesn't sound much but it's so difficult. Just saying hi to somebody can feel like climbing the tallest mountain, but I try. Sometimes people reply, others don't and some people just nod or smile. Those days those people make me feel like a queen lol.

I wish it wasn't so hard interacting with people. I want to join a group or activity, one to do with wildlife would be fab but my anxiety usually puts a stop to it before I've even started.

It's good you go out for walks, do you go with your dog? I wish I had a dog. I would love one I bet they make the best friends and it's nice to have company when you are out. I go for walks sometimes but drive more often than not, mostly because where I live it's in the middle of nowhere and impossible to walk to town.

I have so many hobbies and interests but I always struggle when it comes explaining about them to others. Maybe because I have so many and I wouldn’t have enough time or words to express how much they mean to me.

I’m kind of hopeless with explaining things though and this doesn’t really help. Increasing social skills is on my To Do List and maybe then this will help me in future. In the meantime I’ll hang here and hope I can pick up some tips from others who are better at interactions than I am.

But back to my interests. I’m interested in wildlife and nature, both mean a lot to me and I like watching things and reading books to do with wildlife and nature. Growing up I loved watching the CBBC show Deadly 60 after school. I also enjoyed collecting wildlife books and encyclopaedias.

I also like

• Music
• Lego
• Gaming
• Writing
• Poetry
• Reading
• Dance
• Graphic design

and lots more!

Thanks! I feel less alone since writing my post this morning. It feels nice to be part of an online group that really does get it and understand.

I hope you find being part this community helpful too.

Thanks for being so welcoming.