Wondering how people meet others for dating and general friendships, specifically in the UK?
Hi, I'm fairly new here and don't have autism myself, but wanted to ask people who understood for advice. My brother in law has autism. He is 25 and his autism is fairly mild in the sense that he is verbal, went to university, could live independently etc. He struggles a lot socially and making conversation with new people. He has expressed that he is interested in dating but doesn't have much of a social circle - he has struggled to find a job and currently lives with his parents and is sort of happy just chilling, helping the around the house etc. I recently watched 'Love on the Spectrum' on Netflix and was trying to find a similar matchmaking service based in the UK. There doesn't seem to be much out there except for some local neurodivergent events that happen in the UK but we can't travel there easily. I want to try and build a community for him and others in a similar situation but don't know where to start. I know in-person events may not be the best for people who struggle socially but equally I feel online company only may not help him feel less lonely.
I guess what I'm looking for is any practical advice how I can help him meet more people - whether that is for dating or friendship purposes. I am also happy to organise events but not sure how to go about building a community to advertise these events to neurodivergent individuals.
Thanks in advance