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[quote=Anonymous]OP here again. Thank you so much for the many helpful thoughts and feedback.

I do want to stress, I'm not advocating a "pity friendship," nor am I trying to engineer my child's social life. I can see how hard it would be to be on the receiving end of that. I'm really talking about how to gently guide my child through what may very well be either a rough patch in or the final stages of a friendship that has been very important to her. I'm trying to understand what the other child wants and needs because I know there's a lot I don't know about HFA/Aspergers kids. The mother told me the other day that her daughter has expressed sadness about the friendship withering, and my daughter has too. I know friendships change, and this one definitely has, but it hasn't quite fallen off the cliff yet. They sat together at lunch this week with a mutual friend, which was a good thing IMHO.

I've heard some very helpful ideas here, including the idea that more structured activities (playing a game with rules) could be fun. Also, some nice reassurance that they will figure it out. Also, a reminder that the diagnosis is none of my business and that kindness and respect are what counts.  I am grateful for all this feedback!

Like any parent, I sometimes just wish I could turn back time and have them play nicely together again, without the frustration and bewilderment that my child increasingly experiences. I know that's both natural and impossible. [/quote]

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