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Action figure groups online

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Hi, i have a 12 year old son with autism and he loves action figures and would talk about this all day if he could. He has 2 friends but they have started to drift away with children with similar interests and my son has taken this quite badly, and is experiencing overwhelming lonliness at the moment. He feels he cant be himself and none of the lads he knows are aware of his love for figures and he will pretend to be into sport and football to fit in. I wondered if anyone knew of any action figures groups online or anything you think might of interest to him where he might meet other people similar to him with their love for action figures? Thanks x

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  • I just think that there is a likelihood of unsavory people lurking on such forums, and it's probably not a good idea to allow a 12 year old autistic child on such forums by themselves, considering that he really wants someone to talk to about his personal interests, and will latch onto anyone who will listen to him, which can become dangerous if it's the wrong person. Everyone can seem nice at first, and gain someone's trust, but then they can start suggesting and pressuring them into doing things. That's where it gets creepy. 

    I mean action figures are neat, but sports could teach him things as well, exercise is good for health, and for building confidence, and for setting personal goals.

    Maybe get him into an art club at school, so that he could create things out of clay, or draw things. Chances are there are other students who will like action figures, comic books, and the like.

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  • I just think that there is a likelihood of unsavory people lurking on such forums, and it's probably not a good idea to allow a 12 year old autistic child on such forums by themselves, considering that he really wants someone to talk to about his personal interests, and will latch onto anyone who will listen to him, which can become dangerous if it's the wrong person. Everyone can seem nice at first, and gain someone's trust, but then they can start suggesting and pressuring them into doing things. That's where it gets creepy. 

    I mean action figures are neat, but sports could teach him things as well, exercise is good for health, and for building confidence, and for setting personal goals.

    Maybe get him into an art club at school, so that he could create things out of clay, or draw things. Chances are there are other students who will like action figures, comic books, and the like.

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