On this page, you will find information and tools you can use to make and maintain friendships. This includes explainers for what friendship can look like, how to start conversations with new people, and much more!
Guides and Tips
How to Use Social Media to Keep Relationships Going
From ConnectAbility Canada.
Guide to Making Friendships with Supportive People
From Planning Network Canada.
Social Strategies for Building Adult Friendships
From Milestones Autism Resources.
20 Simple Ways To Make Friends As An Adult, Recommended By Experts
From Mind Body Green Relationships.
Friendships, Relationships & Intimacy: Strategies for supporting people to create, build, and maintain personal connections with others
From the Council on Quality and Leadership.
Friends: Connecting People with Disabilities and Community Members
From the University of Minnesota RTC on Community Living.
Widening the Circle: Expanding Opportunities for Friendship
From the Eunice Kennedy Shriver Center at UMass Chan Medical School.
Friends: Connecting People with Disabilities and Community Members
From the University of Minnesota Institute on Community Integration.
Conversations About Interpersonal Safety
From Wisconsin’s Violence Against Women with Disabilities and Deaf Women Project: A Collaboration of Disability Rights Wisconsin, End Domestic Abuse Wisconsin and Wisconsin Coalition Against Sexual Assault.
Staying Safe in Relationships
From Choice Support UK.
This project is funded by the Pennsylvania Developmental Disabilities Council.