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Getting better at social skills might help you meet new people, make connections stronger, and talk to people more clearly. Getting better at social situations will help you in everything, from moving up in your career to making new friends. With your new social skills, you can do things like make friends and work together…

All Friends Network Awarded Second Installment of $20,000 Grant from Golisano Foundation to Enhance In-Person Social Events Program Sarasota, Florida July 29th, 2024 –All Friends Network received a grant of $20,000 from the Golisano Foundation to enhance our In-Person Social Events Program, designed to promote friendship while enhancing quality of life for individuals with disabilities,…

What a wonderful experience to meet a person and discover that you have many interests and goals in life in common. These shared interests create bonds, a feeling that someone understands you and the things you appreciate in your day-to-day experience. The psychological benefits of friends, particularly the forming of lifelong connections, are significant to…

For some individuals, making friends just comes naturally. For the rest of us, it can take some effort and practice. Being born with special skills means that some people don’t have to put in any extra work to become experts in their areas. That’s just not true for everyone. For example, this can happen when…

While there are no two people who are exactly alike in the way that they approach social situations or making friends, you are not alone in your quest for friendships. Many people with autism find it difficult to make friends and acquire social skills that they can use successfully to forge connections. This is because…

In the beginning, making and keeping friends might seem hard, especially if you haven’t done it much before. You might find it very helpful to find a place where you can talk to people who have the same disability as you and who also worry about making friends. It might be harder to make friends…

My name is Michelle Vinokurov. I was born in Brooklyn, NY, diagnosed with Autism when I was two years old. My Autism affected me in various ways: I lacked eye contact, I was nonverbal until I was six years old and didn’t communicate in full sentences until I was ten years old, I had temper…

Through social networks, online groups, apps, and other tech-based sites, people often have the chance to make what are called virtual friendships. But what if you want your internet friends to become real-life friends too? How do you really change things? Sometimes it’s really hard for people who have autism, trouble with social skills, or…

Wherever you go, whatever you do, you will always find someone who is better at something than you. Some people just have natural aptitudes and skills for which they have no need to work on or learn about to be successful. For some, this may mean learning to play a video game, play a musical…

Cutting someone off from the outside world might have disastrous consequences if they are already prone to issues and diseases. Unfortunately, there are many ways that people can be cut off from those who are most important to them. For those with developmental disabilities like cerebral palsy and autism, making friends outside of the conventional…