Published on 12, July, 2020
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.
Hi and welcome!
A lot of us here can relate to how you feel. I too am very bad at making eye contact and hate social situations. I can force myself to interact with others when I have to, but it drains me of energy. Being a teenager isn't easy either. I had a hard time and that was 30 years ago!