Making Friends
For someone with AS, or even some NTs, making friends can seem like a very daunting task. But it doesn't have to be as hard as it seems. From my experience, friendships in college (or school in general) fall into different categories based on where you meet a person. They include class friends, dorm friends, work friends, and best friends. They aren't mutually exclusive, and there is room for changing categories. For example, class, dorm, and work friends can eventually turn into best friends.
Class Friends
These sorts of friends ride the line between friends and acquaintances. That's because many class friends that you make are just superficial friendships, unless you end up hanging out a lot out of class or have multiple classes together. Class friendships can be whatever you want them to be. If you get along really well, you can start hanging out after class. If not, then as soon as class is over you need do no more than wave at the person in passing when you see them. The most basic level of a class friendship is just someone that you sit next to in class and study with. Maybe you'll study together, help each other catch up on notes if they missed class, or do other class-related things, but you're not terribly close with them. Nonetheless, I still recommend them. Class friends are great study buddies - people who will remind you of deadlines and help you do group projects - and they represent the potential for close friends later on.
How do you make a class friend?
Sit consistently in one location in class next to the same person. And then, strike up a conversation with them. I realize that this is easier said than done,
Class Friends
These sorts of friends ride the line between friends and acquaintances. That's because many class friends that you make are just superficial friendships, unless you end up hanging out a lot out of class or have multiple classes together. Class friendships can be whatever you want them to be. If you get along really well, you can start hanging out after class. If not, then as soon as class is over you need do no more than wave at the person in passing when you see them. The most basic level of a class friendship is just someone that you sit next to in class and study with. Maybe you'll study together, help each other catch up on notes if they missed class, or do other class-related things, but you're not terribly close with them. Nonetheless, I still recommend them. Class friends are great study buddies - people who will remind you of deadlines and help you do group projects - and they represent the potential for close friends later on.
How do you make a class friend?
Sit consistently in one location in class next to the same person. And then, strike up a conversation with them. I realize that this is easier said than done,
Where did I get the information in this article from?
My own experience. While I may not have ASD, it's pretty well universally agreed by those who know me that I'm pretty socially awkward. As many people with ASD have expressed themselves, I often feel like an anthropologist observing the rules for interaction in this strange society.
My own experience. While I may not have ASD, it's pretty well universally agreed by those who know me that I'm pretty socially awkward. As many people with ASD have expressed themselves, I often feel like an anthropologist observing the rules for interaction in this strange society.
