I Have NO FRIENDS & That's Okay | Autism & Friendship
š Hello! Join me for a chat about friendship and why I have no friends in real life (other than my partner) as an autistic adult at the age of 50. I'd love to know your experiences of friendship in comments, and let me know whether you struggle more in terms of making friends or maintaining friendships. Mentioned in this video: Autism & School - My Experience As An Undiagnosed Autistic Girl Ā Ā Ā ā¢Ā AutismĀ &Ā SchoolĀ -Ā MyĀ ExperienceĀ AsĀ AnĀ Undi...Ā Ā ā ā ā š§” Other videos you may be interested in: Born Old, Never Grew Up: Autism & Aging Ā Ā Ā ā¢Ā BornĀ Old,Ā NeverĀ GrewĀ Up:Ā AutismĀ &Ā AgingĀ Ā I've Had Over 50 Jobs! Autism & Employment - My Experience As A Late Diagnosed Autistic Ā Ā Ā ā¢Ā I'veĀ HadĀ 50Ā Jobs!Ā MyĀ EmploymentĀ Experience...Ā Ā Autism & Alcohol (Or How I Had A Social Life As An Autistic Adult) Ā Ā Ā ā¢Ā AutismĀ &Ā AlcoholĀ (OrĀ HowĀ IĀ HadĀ AĀ SocialĀ Li...Ā Ā ā Donations in support of Creative Autistic are very welcome at https://ko-fi.com/creativeautistic - thank you! š§” š Please Note! I am just one autistic person with lower support needs and my videos relate to my experiences only. To get a fuller understanding of what autism is (and what it isn't) it's important to watch content from a variety of autistic people, including those of us with higher support needs. š§” 0:00 Some background 4:08 Friendships can be too intense 8:55 Did my parents have friends? 11:07 Am I lonely? 14:53 The autism community 17:25 I do have one little friend #latediagnosedautistic #autistic #actuallyautistic
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