Struggle to make friends but I have acquaintances

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I think I'm noticeably "different". I struggle to talk. I sometimes say the wrong things. I'm a bit afraid to talk sometimes. I can't do some things. I can't drive so it's hard for me to go places. I can't take the bus alone. Some people don't really understand even when I tell them I struggle. People have told me I'm a bad friend. I struggle with things people I know don't. All my High School friends ditched me. They're in different phases than I am. I know I have a developmental delay but never knew what it meant until the end of high school. Everybody seemed to grow up and I just stayed.

I tried to make friends at a social group, got overwhelmed and didn't go back. I cried when I got home. I couldn't manage it. I liked art therapy but that was because I got to paint. I love painting. I love a lot of things but it's difficult for me to relate to people.