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I'm lonely I have no friends and it feels stupid

Autism (ASD) | Last Active: Sep 6, 2023 | Replies (31)

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@gingerw

@shnokeyq I'm glad you are reaching out to us here on Mayo Clinic Connect! How did you find us?

There is a wide definition of being on the autism spectrum. I myself have Aspergers Syndrome, which they call a social anxiety dis-order. Like you, I don't make friends very easily.

Now you say your last friend is gone. What happened, did they move away? Making new friends is never easy for anyone, let me assure you. Finding something in common, something you both like to do or a place to go to, seems to help. Have you thought about what you might like to do as an activity with a new friend? Tell me about your interests and hobbies. maybe that will give you some ideas how to meet a few new friends. You know it won't happen overnight, and you have to keep pushing on to get to know others.

I hope you will write back,
Ginger

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my friend was going through a lot of things and are friendship was stressful to her and she said she didn't want to be friends anymore I tried to be as understanding as I could but it still made me sad and she was my last friend

I like playing video games
watching anime
going outside
drawing
taking care of animals

I really miss my friend we were going to hang out during the summer but she said her mom didn't want me to come over for a while, I usually have to go summer school after the school year ends because I have a hard time focusing but I tried really hard and I fully passed 7th grade so that we could hang out but now we're not friends anymore and it makes me sad