Losing Friends and Losing myself

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Hello everyone,

My name is Michael. I am 24 years old and was diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome at the age of 10 but did not find out about it until I was 17. Lately, I feel like I have been losing a lot of friends either because they do not understand me or that they are moving on to bigger and better things.
I think most people are scared of me because of my mood swings as well as having to deal with some other challenges of not being able to drive as well as having the most difficulty with making and keeping friends because I am not only shy but it is because I feel more comfortable talking to girls because of some things that have happened in my past it is hard for me to trust men.
I am also dealing with a lot of personal issues and I wish I could find a nice young lady who would like to get to know me as well as I could get to know her and we could talk about the calm and rocky seas in regards to living with asperger's syndrome.
Hope to hear from you if you can help.

Michael

Hi Michael! I don't know if I have the answer, but I want to show sympathy and support. First, don't even imply that your friends moved on to something "better." You sound like a decent guy, and you're fine the way you are. You want what a lot of people here want- it's not always easy to find a woman that can identify with you, but I'm sure if you hang in there and keep up the self improvement, you'll do it. There's no silver bullet to this kind of thing, meaning it's a lot of little things that lead up to the bigger things. Hang in there, and keep coming back, this place is a gold mine of support.