- praying and fasting for him to find a friend
- getting him involved in activities outside of school
- being open with my adult friends in the area about my son’s struggles, many times they suggest to their kids that they do stuff with my son
- communicating his struggle to make friends with his YM leaders (the activity tomorrow is laser tag - my son’s favorite thing to do, which isn’t an accident)
- encourage my son to find kids at school who don’t have a friend and invite them to partner in different activities at lunch, recess, free time
- share my son’s struggles to make friends with his teachers; they attempt to put my son in certain groups and highlight him in group projects (help to elevate his social status)
- invite kids from church and the neighborhood to come to our house to play

My son does have autism, which is a major part of the reason he is struggling socially.