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Lonely adult son with high functioning autism

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Hi

My adult son has high functioning autism. He is very lonely and has no friends. He is reluctant to communicate on the web so would find it hard to meet groups of people this way. I gave looked for appropriate social groups through the autistic society in our area and they do not exist. Any ideas, we live in the South Yorkshire area?

Thank you in advance for any suggestions made.

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  • Hi, I don't know much about autism services but my brother who is now 40 and still undiagnosed as far as I know, got a huge amount of help from the charity Mind. I know it's not autism-focused but they gave him counselling every week and helped him fill his time with activities and voluntary work. He also found a social circle through Mind of adults with mental health issues, which I imagine is more inclusive than most normal social situations. Good luck!

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  • Hi, I don't know much about autism services but my brother who is now 40 and still undiagnosed as far as I know, got a huge amount of help from the charity Mind. I know it's not autism-focused but they gave him counselling every week and helped him fill his time with activities and voluntary work. He also found a social circle through Mind of adults with mental health issues, which I imagine is more inclusive than most normal social situations. Good luck!

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