Maybe I could help you. I have autism too. I was first diagnosed in fourth grade if I remember correctly. Anyway, I'm also pretty shy too. I think that's why I have trouble knowing how to make friends. I'm often too shy to go and talk to people, and when people try to start conversations with me, I get really nervous unless it's someone I know. I'm working on that about myself right now. I've even managed to make a few friends here now:). Of course, I'm still pretty shy about starting conversations. Sorry to keep talking about me. What I'm getting at is I can relate to you. I think the idea of finding others with the same interests as you is a pretty good idea. Heck, I'm pretty into gaming too . I'd be happy to talk gaming or anything else with you. Just try to message me sometime when you feel ready to give it a shot and we can talk:).

I feel humiliated that you actually succeeded to make me a friend unlike me, completely hopeless and very nervous to make friends.
Unfortunately I have no microphone to chat, only some shitty inbuilt microphone that is very static.

I shall pm you when I bought a microphone, i will purchase it as soon as possible.

Why does it make you feel hopeless?

And if it makes you feel any better, I don't have one either XD. I just gotta live with PMing, emailing, and so on if I want to chat with anyone online XD.

You are very similar to me...
or at least to how I used to be
I hope you have been successful so far in trying to be more social.
And if things are not going well don't lose hope and keep trying, one day you'll manage it

It will take awhile to be very social.
I still need to buy a headphone because of the crappy inbuilt microphone in the laptop. (quality sucks so much)
Another problem is I can only chat in midnight because my little brother is always active near 23:00.

Worst problem is when I'm chatting with skype, I'm always afraid that my chat will be interrupted by my little brother or my father because I want all conversations private, but sadly I don't have it unless my father goes to work.

The progress of being myself social is very slow and mostly doesn't effect me a lot, but with a higher quality headphone and a new created skype account, I can finally chat without using this site as a form of chatting.

Worst problem is when I'm chatting with skype, I'm always afraid that my chat will be interrupted by my little brother or my father because I want all conversations private, but sadly I don't have it unless my father goes to work.

I've been in that exact situation before.

There are more ways of being social than just chatting; a comment like yours is already a good way of being social.

Wow, this is really the exact same situation you also had right now?
Then again, This is a furry website that contains a lot of mature contents and most of the people here are Anthropomorphic Animal Admirers with weird interests that I don't think parents will be so fond of them... so... No wonder I want all conversations private. =P

Still, chatting in a popular website is too common and mostly it's not always personal. (Except for social websites like this.)
I go buy a headphone and make a skype account tomorrow, so I can do something more then just watching art and make comments in journals.

Typo: forgot to remove "right now"

Almost the exact same situation, just change little brother with little sister.


Good luck with the hadphones and skype.

Thank you. It's so stupid my laptop doesn't support bluetooth so I can use the PS3 headset, but my father bought a crappy, overheating laptop that barely supports recent PC games. (I want PC Skyrim, not PS3 Skyrim. )

I might even have the motivation to voice chat on PSN, because... the gaming community is full of insulting children and immature adults.

You have nothing to fear from me dude. And I appreciate your watch. add me to an instant messenger if you'd like somebody to talk to occasionally.

The problem is I don't know any instant messengers.
I only have skype, but I still have to make a new account.

then skype me sometime :)

Dude, you sound a bit like me when I was 16/17, I was shy, painfully so. Even now I'm not all that sociable but I do have a group of friends I've managed to build up over the years. I was always the quiet one in the the back of the room just getting on with it, spending most of my school holidays watching TV and playing video games... After a while I began to think 'What the fuck do I have to be shy about?!'

Slowly I began to break my habit and met new people, made some friends, had a good time and got out of my funk. Don't get me wrong I can still be unsociable, but not in the 'OHMYGOD! I'm so embarrassed!' kind of way. I just like to have my 'me' time.
I'm can actually be quite out going now, hell I even act gay around people but their not sure to believe it or not because they think I'm joking about, but I generally am. I love acting all gay around the homophobes. LOL. They get uncomfortable but think I'm just messing around, for the most part anyway. I don't mind about making an arse of myself but back when I was 16/17, I would have died of embarrassment from some of the things I've done.

Just take it slow and you'll build up your confidence, before you know it the whole thing will have snowballed into a great time and you won't be so embarrassed, shy or antisocial anymore.

It's just a matter of time before I'll break the antisocial barrier I have.
If I have a lot of confidence and courage, I will break the cycle of antisocial and be myself.
But I need time, so when my mind just screams " screw normality, I'll be a happy... something" then it's the time to open my shell to reveal my true self.

Something like that yeah, one day you'll look back and not even recognise yourself. It will take time though.

In fact take a leaf out of the 'yes man' movie starring jim Carry. When an oppertunity rises, sieze it, gain the experience and confidence. Think of it like a video game, all those embarrassing moments you put yourself into give you exp. Keep gaining Exp until you level up!

Well well Im a full gamer too ^^ I would love talking to you, and it would be awesome to be friend with you. ^^ We can chat in Messenger or Skype. I should want in Skype since Messenger is going to die soon xD. It's a pleasure^^.

I just have 1 question: How did you found me?
Most people who commented here are the people I watched and so raised their attention, but in your case I didn't watched you, so that won't be the reason why you found me.
But I don't have any art posted or favorited, so I'm entirely clueless.

I think i found a coment in... omg i totally forgot it! XD hihi well the thing is that i found you x3 xD I'm sure i found a coment of yours in some pic or so... >w<
Now that you say i dont have clue to ._. ... xD

Good luck on your phobia.