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Hi, I'm a mum to 2 teens, my 18 year old has just been diagnosed, my 15 year old is we're sure, also autistic but has no diagnosis, I'll ask advice about that another time.

I'm looking for support for my 18 year old. She couldn't manage college 2 years ago and has lost her few 'friends' she had, she doesn't leave the house much, and although she's happy, she wants company. 

I'm a driving instructor and I've taught several boys/men who don't socialise in person but have a great friendship group online. How can I find something like that for my daughter? I know it will take time, but where do you start?

I'm also really interested in finding a mentor for her, which I've just recently heard is a thing, any suggestions for that?

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  • Regarding a mentor, the Neurodiverse Self Advocacy charity offers them for free, with a waiting time of only about a month.

    Regarding finding online communities, I recommend she think about what her biggest interests are and starts from there. Nearly every fandom or hobby community has at least one forum out there. Tumblr is a great place for finding friends with similar interests, but so are bespoke forums. Also, disboard is a great website for finding discord servers (basically like forums, except they are private and can only be accessed by members, but still for free) based on your interests. If she likes acting for example, or writing, roleplay servers might be her thing. There are big ones for fandoms like Harry Potter or the Hunger Games, but also for lesser known fandoms. If she likes chess or e-sports, there are servers for that too. I hope that helps.

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  • Regarding a mentor, the Neurodiverse Self Advocacy charity offers them for free, with a waiting time of only about a month.

    Regarding finding online communities, I recommend she think about what her biggest interests are and starts from there. Nearly every fandom or hobby community has at least one forum out there. Tumblr is a great place for finding friends with similar interests, but so are bespoke forums. Also, disboard is a great website for finding discord servers (basically like forums, except they are private and can only be accessed by members, but still for free) based on your interests. If she likes acting for example, or writing, roleplay servers might be her thing. There are big ones for fandoms like Harry Potter or the Hunger Games, but also for lesser known fandoms. If she likes chess or e-sports, there are servers for that too. I hope that helps.

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