How many friends have you lost because of your autism?
I isolate to cope with overstimulation and social burnout in addition to my social ineptitude, the majority of friends I make don’t understand and take offense to it. I had two friends tell me out of the blue today how much much my struggles overflow into the friendship and make things more difficult. It’s really heartbreaking because these friends are also on the spectrum and I felt like I related to them much more than friends in the past. Retaining close relationships has been an immense difficulty my entire life.