Hello. I'm new here so bare with me.
My daughter is 10 years old, has always struggled with keeping friends she is in the process of being tested for autism. I myself are being assessed for Aspergers although they don't use that word no more.
Some days I feel so terrible for her as me not being a social person myself I tend to blame myself but I've often put myself out there for her sake so she can mix with other kids outside of school but she as specific interests so can get bored easy especially if they don't have the same interests as her. She sometimes says "I'm just forgotten by people"
Sometimes the kids in our street ask her to play out but it's always late on an evening before it's time to go in never when they first come out. It really urks me. She pushed her self during the end of the summer holidays to go out herself without being asked and she was snubbed really :(
I can't say she wants to play out every single day alot of the time she's happy in her own company it's just crushing when she wants to that happens.
I know I can never force anyone to be friends with her and I never would want to. I don't have anyone I can really talk about this to, so if anyone has a similar situation I'd love to hear your story. Thank you , I appreciate any replies x