TEEN: "Autistic pal is so embarrassing.."

TEEN QUESTION:

"I’VE told a lad that I no longer want to be friends with him because of his autism.

I feel guilty but I can’t face being around him any longer.

I am 17 and this friend who has Asperger syndrome (a form of autism) is 18. I have known him for years but I have got bored with him..."

Source: www.thesun.co.uk