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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am OP of this thread.  DS is now 16 and still same problems.  Sometimes it doesn't get better...[/quote]

Is he still active with the sports teams? Does he have friends within that context? 
I'm the one who commented I could have written your original post.
My older kid is a son now in college and slowly "stepping out." 
My younger one is a daughter now a high school senior. She still doesn't do anything social outside of school. I can count on one hand the number of times she has gotten together with someone outside of school to just hang out or go do something. It always depend on your schedule, but she has people to eat lunch with every other day (block schedule) but eats alone on the other days. She is a leader in her one extracurricular activity, and she has a limited # of "friends" in classes. She doesn't [i]seem[/i] to be bothered by not doing more outside of school, as she really likes her down time and spends it mostly in her room doing schoolwork, reading, listening to music. And she's looking to participate in marching band at least her first year at college mainly to meet people. She's determined a mid-sized school would be best so she doesn't feel even more alone at a really small school if she doesn't find her people there.  I am hopeful that her being away on her own at college will help spur her social skills and she'll develop some real friendships.  My sister did not enjoy a particularly social high school experience; but she blossomed in college. I had a large social group in high school that I've stayed in touch with; but struggled to find my niche in college and have not been in contact from anyone (except a high school friend) from college at all.  
Main concern is how your son feels about it right now. That's more important than whether he has a busy social life for now.[/quote]

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