Isolated teenager

I have an almost 15-year-old diagnosed with Asperger's but thankfully she does have some friends but I've found the older she gets the harder it is for her to make new ones / not fall out with her current ones.

Could you try finding a club specifically geared around his interests? If (for example) he was really into comic books then see if there is a local club/group for comic book enthusiasts, much easier to try and get him to a club about something he's interested in then say a random cadets group or something.

I think the advice plectrum has given is excellent and as someone on the spectrum too I can 100% agree with the logic behind it. Even as an adult in my 30's I won't go somewhere new unless someone I know is going as well, preferably we travel together. My daughter who is a million times more sociable then me has gotten to this stage as well, she won't try a new activity or go to a new place without at least 1 friend (normally her best friend). Just before lockdown etc she really wanted to try a new sport but wouldn't go on her own, she convinced her best friend to go as well because she couldn't handle the anxiety of going somewhere new on her own. Even the local youth club that she's been going to for years now, she would message her friends to check who was going that week and if there was a risk of it being just her and possibly 1 other friend she wouldn't risk going (in case they changed their mind and she was alone).

If he won't go out to things maybe find online forums he could join to make virtual friends, so again find a forum related to a hobby/interest he has and hopefully he won't feel so lonely.

I have an almost 15-year-old diagnosed with Asperger's but thankfully she does have some friends but I've found the older she gets the harder it is for her to make new ones / not fall out with her current ones.

Could you try finding a club specifically geared around his interests? If (for example) he was really into comic books then see if there is a local club/group for comic book enthusiasts, much easier to try and get him to a club about something he's interested in then say a random cadets group or something.

I think the advice plectrum has given is excellent and as someone on the spectrum too I can 100% agree with the logic behind it. Even as an adult in my 30's I won't go somewhere new unless someone I know is going as well, preferably we travel together. My daughter who is a million times more sociable then me has gotten to this stage as well, she won't try a new activity or go to a new place without at least 1 friend (normally her best friend). Just before lockdown etc she really wanted to try a new sport but wouldn't go on her own, she convinced her best friend to go as well because she couldn't handle the anxiety of going somewhere new on her own. Even the local youth club that she's been going to for years now, she would message her friends to check who was going that week and if there was a risk of it being just her and possibly 1 other friend she wouldn't risk going (in case they changed their mind and she was alone).

If he won't go out to things maybe find online forums he could join to make virtual friends, so again find a forum related to a hobby/interest he has and hopefully he won't feel so lonely.

Thank you, he used to be in the cadets and football but as he got older hes lost interest in them and refused to go. I've found a local gaming group, hes having a think about this and getting back to me. Thanks for your advice x