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Loneliness

Rach.Mo

I’m new to the forum. I’m fairly newly diagnosed as autistic. I am feeling really lonely at the moment. I was wondering if anyone else feels this way as although my understanding is that autistic people often like their own company I don’t and I crave friendships but I seem to have difficulty making and maintaining them. I have been wondering about possibly trying to access an autism support group to try and make some links with other people and wondered if others have tried these and how they have found them. 

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  • You are right, some people do like alone time, some people may even need it to function. However even those who like to be alone like myself want social interaction at least with my family and a few close friends but having control over that interaction with friends is key. I cannot say I know what lonely feels like or perhaps I’ve forgotten but this forum is a great place to connect with like minded people without any judgement. 

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  • You are right, some people do like alone time, some people may even need it to function. However even those who like to be alone like myself want social interaction at least with my family and a few close friends but having control over that interaction with friends is key. I cannot say I know what lonely feels like or perhaps I’ve forgotten but this forum is a great place to connect with like minded people without any judgement. 

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