Thank you for this thread. So true, it is isolating. I believe when we the parents accept our children the way they are, intensities, perfectionism, etc then it will be slightly easier for them to accept themselves.

And now with the internet, it is easier for us to find each other. smile

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I would tell my young self that the dream of having one best friend is an ideal. Continue to try, but in the meantime have a few good friends and have some interest-group friends smile

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