National Autistic Society — making friends guide for autistic adults
National Autistic Society guidance about making and maintaining friendships, social isolation, meeting people and deciding what support or disclosure may be useful.
Scope for navigation
International / not jurisdiction-specific Practical guide
No narrower UK jurisdiction is asserted by the reviewed scope; check the resource itself for local availability and eligibility.
What it is for
Use as one practical, autism-specific route when a reader wants ideas for friendship, social contact or maintaining connections without treating one social style as mandatory.
Who or what context
Autistic adults in the UK; some suggestions are general and should be judged by the reader's own preferences, safety and support needs.
Access
Related topics
Questions that lead here
Limitations and possible poor fit
- The page was last reviewed in 2020, so service links and examples may age before the underlying friendship material.
- It is autism-specific and does not represent every neurodivergent person's priorities or preferred amount of social contact.
Cost and access notes
- Free public web guidance.
Ownership and conflicts
- Published by the National Autistic Society; ND Oracle records the organisation's perspective rather than treating it as universal authority.
Evidence status
This listing makes no efficacy or safety claim. It records what the resource is, what it is for, how to reach it and what limitations are already known.
Page provenance and review state
First-party identity, access route, scope and limitations checked on 2026-09-03. Listing is navigational and introduces no efficacy, safety, diagnostic or provider-quality claim.