Absolutely, my DS8 has not found any true good friends yet either. And like onthegomom's son, my son is jealous of his younger sister's social abilities. When he has friends over they often end up playing with her! He did find one kid this year and they seemed to really hit it off. They seemed to have the same sense of humor etc. and there was an unprecedented flurry of playdates. Then he tells me on Monday that the boy doesn't want anything to do with him but doesn't know why and won't ask....sigh...