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Encouraging your teen to try different activties/groups at their high school is important related to their interests, but also just new.  Many high schools have activities during the lunch time so it serves the purpose of giving them something to do beyond saying no friends to eat lunch with. Learning to participate in a group setting is a step toward developing learning how to maintain one-to-one peer relationships.  Also in some cases even with those with more mild social or communication lack of skills, finding a therapist to help them figure out ways to address personal concerns and deficits can be key.  Sometimes it is harder for the parent to hear a teen goes to an activity, enjoys it, mentions not direct peer interaction --- but does enjoy it.  The parent can be more upset than the teen.  but recognize your teen needs to start somewhere.

Also, if you see your child has an interest try and develop skills in the area in the early years as it may help with an entre into a group in middle school - or even more high school - such as sports skills to participate in a community sport or  club or  team sport in MS and HS or to manageone, instrument skill to participate in band or orchestra.  Also if the are interested in volunteering this could be an outlet if encouraged in joining a service group.  We have seen a granddaugter blossom in high school combining both strategies - personal development with a therapist, skills development early in a sport and on an instrument, and an openness to try clubs at high school.  It has been a struggle at times, but the forward steps are so encouraging and again the parent needs to separate their angst for their teen from their teen 's actual feelings in a situation.
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