An awesome teenager with autism

Hi I'm a autistic teenager- diagnosed at age 16 years old now 18 years old. Don't have any friends of my own age for some reason adults like me but teenagers don't I don't understand why. i can't make eye contact, talk to strangers, any social ocasion can course me to have a panic attack I hate it :/ 

i have joined this site to try and make friends, and for support. It's good to know that people are in the same boat as me.