Published on 12, July, 2020
Hi im an autistic 19 year old, I just started back at university after a summer of having no one to talk to and I was determined to make friends this year but so far have had no luck. I try everything i smile at everyone i see, be nice, go out with everybody etc. I just can't maintain an interesting conversation, i can do the general stuff like "how are you liking uni?", "nice weather" etc. I even go over topics with my mum beforehand but that still doesn't help. Does anyone have any ideas to help me chat/banter with other people?
Are you in any societies?
Try joining one or two you really like.
That is a really good idea but unfortunately it's a very small university, there are only about 450 students and only about 100 live in halls (i live in halls), so there are no clubs or societies to join.