I would second Old Dad's advice. Our DD9 is a little peculiar, so some kids don't like being around her, but she's been lucky to find here and there kids who share her sense of humor and who really enjoy being around her (generally
. Unfortunately if she is in a situation without at least one of these friends she doesn't enjoy it very much. So we've tried to find such kids and maximize the time she can be around them. When she's not, we've talked a lot with her about how she can be friendly with other kids and what she can do to try to make friends with them--really, *constant* discussion and reinforcement of positive behavior and trying to troubleshoot negative stuff. This has helped and gotten better over time, but there's still a huge difference for her between these different situations. I'm hopeful it will continue to improve for both of our kids. Some other things you might try: homeschooling groups (there are often secular groups, and tend to be some kids who are a little outside the norm); also maybe Boy Scouts (maybe doing tasks together with other kids as a team would help). Good luck!
