Social Skills and Making Friends

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Hello, everyone. It's been a while since I've posted, but I really need to post

today...

Yesterday was rough. My little 7-yr-old Aspie expressed sadness about not

having any friends for the first time in his life. He'd even counted the days

since he last had a friend (57 days). He wanted to know why he's so different,

why he can't be like the other kids, and why no one wants to play with him... We

listened, tried to give him advice, etc., but, after a little bit, he covered

his head with his blanket and said, " I don't want to talk about this anymore.

It's making my head hurt. " I spent the night crying... Just letting it out...

and now I'm reaching out to all of you... because I know I'm not alone and that

there are others who have walked this valley before me.

Does anyone on this list know of any resources, or is there someone who can

direct me to social skills groups, play groups, etc. in the Broward County, FL

area?

He's so high-functioning that it's easy to " forget " at times that there's a lot

going on inside him and that we have a long road ahead of us... It really does

help to know we're not walking this road alone... Thanks in advance for your

help.

Gladys