my sn ds wants to have a girlfriend/female friend

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Does anyone have any sensible advice on this?
He is a young adult (looks younger than he is), generally sensible but house bound due to medical condition and can't easily get out and about.
He joined a couple of social groups but there are predominatly men/boys there and also older than him, so this looks like a dead end, although he enjoys sports etc activities with them.
Right now I can't see how to improve his social life, he is not so much desperate for sex but more for a female company.
He has some fb friends, but all far away so another dead end.
What can we try next?

Could you try SCOPE? They might have some information on young adults dating groups. Social services might have some information. You could also try your local special school that caters for children up to young adulthood. It's a big worry isn't it? 2 of my dcs are autistic and they are still quite young, but we worry about their futures.

If he wants female company then I suppose he needs to go somewhere females go, so the kind of activity that females do. As getting out is difficult does he have any respite or payments that could mean a carer could go too?However you say he does sports so how about sports that females do?
My female friend is looking for love and was disapointed that her life drawing class, choir, street dance class,crocheting group and so on are all pretty much female!
Did you watch that programme on channel 4 about people with disabilities looking for love?
There are agencies specifically for disabled people, a dating agency might sound full on but I know people in their 20s who are on Guardian soulmates so maybe one day?The first girl in a wheelchair in the c4 prog was very young from what I can remember.
Sorry if that was all way off the mark.
I do worry about my ds1 with sn when he decides he would like a girlfriend-just seems so complicated...

Can you tell us more about him? For example if he were to put an advert on a dating site, how would he describe himself? What does he enjoy doing?

aww bless him...the program is called the undateables and think it is on itv...i cried when i watched it as everyone has the right to love ...have you contacted your local carer groups as they may have info too ...good luck x

thank you Blobby, Define and Imperial
I think agency is too early/too full on at this stage, choir is a possibility, but he is not into any keep fit. He is not working yet and we only just applied for direct payments, so for now it's me doing most of the running around, hardly ideal.
As he hasn't had much life outside of the home, he is not that streetwise, hard to describe him, apart from kind, sensitive, likes travel (but that's with me), theatre, but they seem to be mostly individual activities and hardly an opportunity to meet anyone.
Will try Scope.

There are often disconights that cater to this group. Could he get out and about if he had more support eg from a carer?

Am Dram?

Choir sounds like a brilliant idea.

In my parents area, there is a group called Mates and Dates which is for those with SNs to meet people, socialise, and date if they wish in a supported enviroment. Maybe theres something similar in your area ?

I hope you don't mind my asking, but what's the nature of his disability?

Imperial, tricky to answer without details that would out me as his condition is rare and known as been in the news (not him tho) can attract unwelcome attention :(
Serious but manageable with great care, no mental health issues, special diet though (gluten free) so not easy to eat out for example.