Twenty something neurodivergent children
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Anonymous
| Is there a separate forum for those of us with young adults. My DD is home from college for the summer and has NO ONE to hang out with … and at nearly 21 I can’t be her entire social life anymore. Looking for advice on places where these awkward young adults might meet. |
Anonymous
| There is not a separate forum. Did your DD have friends in high school? Does she have any particular interests? |
Anonymous
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Game Night Space has been really great for my teen and they include young adults: https://gamenight.space/
I think DC Peers also hosts activities for young adults. |
Anonymous
It doesn’t always work well. Sometimes they annoy each other with their intensity and special interests. Other times, they are too awkward to get things started. My DD’s friends are almost all NT. She doesn’t actively avoid other young women with autism, she just formed tight friendships in secondary school that are still very active. She briefly tried a group organized over Discord for first years on the spectrum, but she described it as frustrating because the others had such poor social skills. |
Anonymous
She lives to write, read, swim, hike, kayak… She’s never had many friends… she’s has one or two in college. |
Anonymous
| I’m so sorry, OP. In the same boat with DS and will be following this thread closely. |
Anonymous
| any jobs pertaining to special interests? |
Anonymous
She should try Meetups for those interests. It’s not necessary for it to be autistic kayakers. |
Anonymous
+1 I searched Meetup and found a DMV based hiking group that billed itself as "friendly and inclusive." She should be ready to try a few. |
Anonymous
Outdoor club? |
Anonymous
| Help out with neighborhood swim team, there are tons of writing "salons"/groups if you Google, neighborhood book clubs. Organized activities may work better. She could take a class at a community college. |
Anonymous
| My DD mostly rests due to her burnout when she comes home. |
Anonymous
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I wouldn’t worry about it as long as she’s not. I really loved hanging out with my mom and dad when I came home. Still do. I’m very close to them and my mom became my best friend. Once I went off to college they stopped actively parenting me and just had fun.
While I do have very close girl friends, I preferred the company of my boyfriend and future spouse to hang out with. It is normal to not have big groups of friends. You don’t need a massive social life to have a full and productive life. |
Anonymous
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If you are in the DC area look into DC Peers:
https://www.dcpeers.org/ |