As the parent to an autistic adult, I have questions: where does my effort to help my girl get along with others become trying to make her suppress her identity? I want to help her develop friendships. But what if my idea about friendships is not compatible with what friendships mean to her?
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Responsibility.
Trying to get her to form friendships with NT kids is just gonna make her feel more alone cuz she will be able to feel the huge disconnect
Basically like not clicking but 100x more
Help her find kids she can be herself with
NT kids can be taught to be accepting of ND kids but there will always be a disconnect.
That and teach her basic manners and why they are important.
You might want to explore what she wants out of a friendship, and if/when compatible friends are not available, help her cope with not finding compatible friends.