my daughter struggles with peers. she get's along with them as far as going to school ,there are a couple of them that have been mean but we got that stopped righ off, she struggles with keeping friends and she is not invited places, andshe really does not hang out with them, I think she would if the ywould make her feel comfortable. but she tends to hang back, she is in sports and this has been a great outlet for her, she plays volleyball and basketball and softball, and she is good in those, she does okay but you can see her struggling to not mess up or have those other kids say something good to her if she makes a basket., the teachers say the other kids ae not mean to her , but my question is why can't they do things with her on their own, like invite her over or something, she does better if we do invite someone over if it is just one person, she does not do well if she has to deal with more then one, she stresses easy and she can pout when she feels like things are not going her way, thank heavens she has not had a meltdown in front ofthem, I wish I could help you more on how to handle it, this is something I really struggle with because kids should be a bit more accepting of those that struggle with being different, but it goes back to the parents teaching them, is yourson in sports orany other club? maybe a youth group through a church/ good luck,

My son is 9 and has struggled to make friends. I've witnessed boys on the playground refusing to play with him.
My son loves people and dikes to interact with them...but on his terms, so that doesn't really make for an equitable friendship.
At his therapist visit he referred to himself as a back-up-friend. There is a girl that will play with him on occassion. He told the doctor that sometimes she doesn't want to be his friend, but when she changes her mind he always takes her back.
My son is a very forgiving child.
I currently have him in chess club and hope he finds some kids that enjoy his personality.

My son had just one good friend throughout elementary, junior high, and high school. He was gifted, like my son, but learning disabled in the left side of his brain (speech and language impaired); so the two were completely complementary in their skills!!

Otherwise, my son stayed to himself or played with his siblings here at the house.

i have the same problem as your son. i am 15. sometimes just having one good friend with you is good. if he has one friend then he can make more through him. also, if he is interested in any sports or any activities have him join them. he can make friends through that.

I myself have AS and I do struggle to make friends and be part of social situations. It sometimes isn't as hard as it was, but it still isn't exactly something I want to do a lot of.