Advice: needing to learn to make friends as a neurodivergent (soon-to-be) mum
25+5, 39yo.
I was diaganosed with Autism last year. I’m not social at all and find social situations stressful, particularly with women my own age - I’ve tried over the years but I always feel like an outsider. I would hate if it seems like I’m being rude as I don’t mean it to be, I find small talk exhausts me & I don’t know the social cues. I tend to spend my socialising time with my family and that works for me. However, now I’m expecting, I really want to be more social and have the “mum friends” - I am aware I will need more of a support network and I especially don’t want my baby being held back socially because of my lack of interest in other people. Any advice from other neurodivergent or introvert mums?
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Hey me and my partner are the same! Feel free to message me, although I’m not the best at replying obviously 😂 where do you live? X
This is absolutely the same for me - I hate the messaging part, I find it so stressful. It’s honesty such a relief that there are other women feeling the same, thank you
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