loosing friends

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I had a melt down a few nights ago. Ever since I explained to people why, they have been getting a quite abrupt with me and a few have even been giving me the silent treatment.
Was just wondering if anyone can shed some light on why this might be happening? Its not like I insulted their mother or something.

I have no idea but I hope things get better for you.

Because its to much work to deal with you, not trying to be mean, its happened to me many times. Thats why I don't bother trying to make new friends, just aquaintences, it hurts leess when they leave you.

Give it time. don't be too needy. and more importantly do whatever it takes to have a few less meltdowns.. anti-depressents or whatever... meditaiton, yoga, some self reflection time and then try again later on with those friends..
i am one to blow up and hate myself later
so i'm on the A-D's
and i can't stand it when others blow up exspecially if it is towards me
but worse than that is hearing the person who blew up make excuses for whatever reason...
ppl want to see you really working on not blowing up and not making excuses..
don't be too hard on yourself though we all make mistakes and some are more forgiving then others
but no one likes to be uneasy around someone who could at any moment "lose it", you know?

good-luck!

No, but you might not realize that what you DID say really bothered them, or maybe it was just how you said it. Or maybe you should try to find more patient friends. I know, easier said than done, right?

I know what you mean though, about "meltdowns". When I was younger, before I realized I had ASD, I was notorious for my violent temper and the fact that no one knew where or when I would blow up next or what exactly would set me off. I basically have pushed everyone away, even many family members. It's really sad, and now I'm trying to fix things and in some cases it's just too late. But I was blessed to meet a man who is very patient and has taught me a lot about how I so easily hurt people without even realizing it. You have to understand that having a meltdown, for you, might not be such a big deal--I mean, you feel remorse (or you seem to) and you seem like you've tried to explain yourself and apologize. I mean--I always say "Hey I apologized and took back the crappy things I said--so why are you still mad at me?" My husband (NT) says that it's just not that easy to forgive and forget. And I always ALWAYS say things that sound very rude even though I had the best of intentions when I opened my mouth. The best thing is to apologize quickly and explain yourself. Think THINK about what you say and do before you do it. You have to try very hard with that one. In the future, learn to identify what your anger triggers are and excuse yourself, find a way to calm down. Explain to your friends what happened, ask them to clearly explain to you what you can do to make things okay again. I also need people to clearly explain to me why I've hurt them or disappointed them and what exactly I can do to make it better and I tell my friends and family that I need them to specify that it will take time for them to trust me again, feel comfortable with me again. I understand better when people explain things to me in detail. Try to be patient and put yourself in your friend's place. It's difficult but it can be done. In the end, if your friends are just being unreasonable even after you've been honest and open with them, and they still won't forgive & forget...the only thing you can do is find other people to be with. We especially need to find people who are understanding and patient. Oh, and you know, sometimes it helps to write things down if you can't express yourself with words very well. I can't--and writing letters to people is sometimes better than trying to explain what I've done or said (and getting into yet another argument about it...) I hope I could be of some help.

My melt down was not the explosive violent type, it was more just a miserable running away in tears type.