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Crystal1414
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Joined: 25 Aug 2020
Posts: 472
Location: Canada

01 Dec 2024, 11:26 am

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.



Mona Pereth
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Joined: 11 Sep 2018
Gender: Female
Posts: 8,522
Location: New York City (Queens)

16 Dec 2024, 9:20 am

Crystal1414 wrote:
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.

What are some of the other things you love?

We might be able to help you figure out ways to find people who love the same things you do. (It would probably help if those people are also autistic.)


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