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Parent of 18 year old with PDA and social anxiety, south east London

Elthammum

Hi, my name's Jo.

I'm hoping to connect with other parents who may have a young adult with similar struggles to my daughter who is also experiencing social isolation.

My daughter received her diagnosis of autism at age 14 and found it near on impossible to attend or stay in school. She is now funded for 2hrs a week on the therapeutic side of a special school but rarely manages to attend. She rarely leaves the house. She loves gaming (Robux, The Simms, etc) and creating digital art (in particular creating original characters or restyling characters from shows she watches).  

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  • Hi  

    It’s amazing to see your post and experience.

    i have recently joined this community site also looking for guidance/ potential connections. My brother is 17 and is in his 2nd year at sixth form and has recently explained to our parents that he’s starting to feel the loneliness, especially while at college. I’m struggling a little, as are his parents on how we can help him, especially in college. He is so kind, he tries to make friends and even worked with the SEND team to create a lunchtime club to meet new people. Unfortunately nothing seemed to stick for him.

    Just like your daughter he loves gaming (Roblox, Friday Night Funkin’, Mario etc.) He even collects pretty much every console to exist Rofl

    He also creates his own YouTube videos making character elimination videos where he edits and animates different characters into short little shows. It sounds like they him and your daughter have a lot in common!

    Have you managed to find any online resources/ communities for like minded young adults can connect and potentially make friends? It would be great to hear if you have, because I would love to help my brother make some friends, but have no idea where to start!

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  • Hi  

    It’s amazing to see your post and experience.

    i have recently joined this community site also looking for guidance/ potential connections. My brother is 17 and is in his 2nd year at sixth form and has recently explained to our parents that he’s starting to feel the loneliness, especially while at college. I’m struggling a little, as are his parents on how we can help him, especially in college. He is so kind, he tries to make friends and even worked with the SEND team to create a lunchtime club to meet new people. Unfortunately nothing seemed to stick for him.

    Just like your daughter he loves gaming (Roblox, Friday Night Funkin’, Mario etc.) He even collects pretty much every console to exist Rofl

    He also creates his own YouTube videos making character elimination videos where he edits and animates different characters into short little shows. It sounds like they him and your daughter have a lot in common!

    Have you managed to find any online resources/ communities for like minded young adults can connect and potentially make friends? It would be great to hear if you have, because I would love to help my brother make some friends, but have no idea where to start!

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