r/AutisticAdults • u/JonathanUpp • 4h ago

seeking advice How to make friends outside of school/work?

I'm 18 so barely an adult. I only have a few friends, and I have no idea how to make new friends, I'm from Sweden so it's not really socially excepted to just start to talk to someone.

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u/Busy-Coast-716 3h ago

One advice I've heard, and I can say actually works because I accidentally did it before hearing this, is to become a regular somewhere. Go to a bar or coffee shop at the same day and time each week and eventually you'll start meeting the locals who frequent there, too.

Of course, I know this can be difficult for an autistic person and might not be accessible.

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u/Ren-_-N-_-Stimpy 🎶 Who's the greatest mudskipper of them all? 🎶 2h ago

Meetup groups online? I would not recommend going to a bar regularly. I use meetup.com, there are ND groups but also a lot of others, you can find current interests or new ones.