Arthur 1d ago

A question for my autistic friends. Many autistic people struggle with social interactions and forming relationships, which is why they often feel lonely and isolated. I’d be interested to know how you usually go about making new connections, whether they’re friendships or romantic relationships.

I’d appreciate it if you could boost this so we can get more responses. 🙏🏻

#ActuallyAutistic #Autistic #Autism #Neurodivergent #Neurodiversity @autistics

Show threadVereesh10h ago
@autismunicorn @autistics Here's an oddball suggestion. If you have even a passing interest in history, or literally any area of study related to the medieval period, the Society for Creative Anachronism might be a good fit. I'm not particularly interested in this history, but I found lots of great people, learned so much, and have many happy memories from my time in the SCA. It's like scouting for nd adults. #SCA #societyforcreativeanachronism
Show threadMael Eoin mac Echuid

@temporal_spider @autismunicorn @autistics

100% agree; we aren't as diverse as I'd like to see but _so many_ SCAdians I know are ND to a greater or lesser extent. So many. (I've been a member for 20 years.)

It isn't the case for all SCA groups but many that I've encountered in 5+ Kingdoms are welcoming, aware and patient with ND folks.

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Show threadVereesh2h ago
@maeleoin @autismunicorn @autistics plus, you'll meet so many geeks! And many of them will be makers of some kind, and they give classes and have meetings in their homes for zillions of types of fighting, sewing, cooking, leatherworking, sericulture, woodworking, dance, games, and just so many other things. If you want to do combat, there's lots to choose from, and if you don't, you can do the other things. Or just sit and chat with people.