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does anyone else with autism struggle to make lasting friendships? i have a couple of long standing friends but all of them are neurodivergent as well i struggle to make friends with neurotypical people and even if i do manage to make friends with them initially i end up being ghosted. all of my friends from highschool ghosted me and i will never know why but basically as soon as they werent forced to see me anymore they cut and ran. i only have 3neurotypical friends and 2 of them are new friends who i am still getting to know. i just dont know what i am doing that is so off putting for people like am i boring or something idk i get told i am a nice person but then that is apparently not enough and i try my best to listen and be empathetic and to support people but i am never the first choice friend and i havent had a best friend since year 2 in primary school i just dont know what i am doing wrong.
@Eden1919, I hope you do find something. I don't know of any otherwise I would let you know. I wonder if anyone else on the forums have ideas
In response to: autism and making friends
AnnaliseMCasual Contributor
Re: autism and making friends
@Eden1919 I can relate! I am a neurodivergent person and so far for me to make neurotypical friends I have to sit through so many filler conversations and small talk. There was a lot of masking involved whenever I interacted so I eventually drifted apart with them. Unfortunately, I haven't made new friends who are neurotypical so far because the way they process information (e.g. through complaints and discussions of superficial topics like weather/make-up/gossip) can confuse me.
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