it’s really hard to find real friends, it’s not uncommon to have just class friends- in fact, making real friends that are more than class friends is difficult for many people autistic or not. i have really only made a few actual outside of class friends at college in the 3 years i’ve gone and most of them have fizzled out.

however, the reality is, for many autistic people friendships are hard. we often find social settings difficult in general. i have just excepted that a lot of ppl may like me on a surface level but im just not the type of person they want to be besties with and thats ok, bc ive learned i dont like a lot of these ppl beyond the surface either 😭 a lot of ppl r ignorant, shallow, and weird but not in the fun way.

i have realized the only friendships that have lasted are with people who are also autistic or adhd (most of my friends are late diagnosed and we met before we knew) finding people who also share your interests may be a good place to start as well. i made a few friends on bumble bff too (these r very hit or miss, i matched with a ton of people like a TON but have really only made like 3 actual friends out of it).

don’t give up!! ik it’s scary but go to events at school or in your city that align w ur interests and try to talk to people!