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Hi I’ve literally just joined this forum in the hope that someone can guide me in the right direction. My son is 11 years old and has been solely homeschooled for the last 3 years. He should be starting secondary school in September but this won’t be happening. He has crippling anxiety around social situations where it got so bad that he could not attend school. We were out today and he saw lots of children playing in the park, he began to cry and my heart broke for him. When he got calmed down he explained that all he wanted was a friend but finds it impossible to approach this.

My question is does anyone know of any good social skills groups (online or face to face) or online social skills resources that I can use with him. I should say over the years we have tried different social groups but he is terrified and can not participate.

Thanks in advance for any help x

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  • Hi and welcome to the community! I'm sorry to hear your about what your son is experiencing. You may be interested in contacting a local National Autistic Society branch. Our branches offers support to local autistic people and their families. You can check here if there is a local branch near to you https://www.autism.org.uk/what-we-do/local-branches.

    Every branch and group is different some are parent support groups, some provide support and information to autistic adults, while others have office premises and run their own a drop-in service.  

    Hope this helps,

    SarahMod

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  • Hi and welcome to the community! I'm sorry to hear your about what your son is experiencing. You may be interested in contacting a local National Autistic Society branch. Our branches offers support to local autistic people and their families. You can check here if there is a local branch near to you https://www.autism.org.uk/what-we-do/local-branches.

    Every branch and group is different some are parent support groups, some provide support and information to autistic adults, while others have office premises and run their own a drop-in service.  

    Hope this helps,

    SarahMod

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