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What is it like for you making friends

emmy2654

I was officially diagnosed with level 2 autism about three days ago. when they called to talk about the results they gave my parents ideas about going out and different groups to make friends. However I have trouble making friends and keeping them I only have one friend at the moment and that’s all I feel I can manage. I feel if I had more it would just cause me stress and physically and mentally wear me out as that has happened in the past. I feel like if I had more than one friend it would cause a lot of drama and problems that I couldn’t handle. How do you all manage to make friends and handle more than one friend without getting tired and mentally and physically worn out.  

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  • I'm just reading the comments - a day on - and I bet everyone here would have less worries about talking to people, making & maintaining friendships if they knew they were mixing with Autistic people rather than having the added (worry) of wondering if the people they were speaking with were Autistic or likely not.  

    Take5 said:
    I had to socialise on the weekend just past and I had jaw ache from trying to smile too much

    Nothing personal, but isn't this smiling just a societal norm inflicted on us by NT people?   Aren't you just meant to smile when you are happy?  

    And THEY think WE are weird !!  

  • in reply to overwhelmed & underwhelmed

    You’re right of course but I’m not sure of what to do tbh, I guess I’m just copying others but I truly don’t find it entertaining. It’s masking at its best (or worse)

    And THEY think WE are weird !! 

    I looked around at their behaviour, the things that entertained them and how they conducted themselves and thought is this really how the majority want to live their lives. It just reminds me of why I try to stay away from people like that. 

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  • in reply to overwhelmed & underwhelmed

    You’re right of course but I’m not sure of what to do tbh, I guess I’m just copying others but I truly don’t find it entertaining. It’s masking at its best (or worse)

    And THEY think WE are weird !! 

    I looked around at their behaviour, the things that entertained them and how they conducted themselves and thought is this really how the majority want to live their lives. It just reminds me of why I try to stay away from people like that. 

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