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Asberger's: My life as an earthbound alien
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<blockquote data-quote="trinityroyal" data-source="post: 141541" data-attributes="member: 3907"><p>Thanks for posting this article Sheila. It's very isightful and describes things well.</p><p></p><p>The author of that article could be describing me, although I seem to have less difficulty interpreting facial expressions etc.</p><p></p><p>DDD and 1 Day At a Time, one of the things that helped me tremendously in learning to get along in the world is to treat social interactions "scientifically". I would rehearse small talk phrases, and then when interacting with people I would insert them into conversations and then observe their reactions. I tracked positive reactions and noticed that socializing went much more smoothly. Over time I got better at it, until now I can have what passes for a normal conversation most of the time.</p><p></p><p>When I'm very tired or stressed out, it's much harder and I have to work harder at it. All of the training and repetition over the years has made it almost an automatic process.</p><p></p><p>I wonder if that sort of training might help your difficult children to socialize more easily. If you find something in it that motivates and interests them, and break it down into repeatable steps.</p><p></p><p>I'm having a scrambled-brain day so I'm not able to be too clear. Feel free to PM me if you want specific information about this.</p><p></p><p>Trinity</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="trinityroyal, post: 141541, member: 3907"] Thanks for posting this article Sheila. It's very isightful and describes things well. The author of that article could be describing me, although I seem to have less difficulty interpreting facial expressions etc. DDD and 1 Day At a Time, one of the things that helped me tremendously in learning to get along in the world is to treat social interactions "scientifically". I would rehearse small talk phrases, and then when interacting with people I would insert them into conversations and then observe their reactions. I tracked positive reactions and noticed that socializing went much more smoothly. Over time I got better at it, until now I can have what passes for a normal conversation most of the time. When I'm very tired or stressed out, it's much harder and I have to work harder at it. All of the training and repetition over the years has made it almost an automatic process. I wonder if that sort of training might help your difficult children to socialize more easily. If you find something in it that motivates and interests them, and break it down into repeatable steps. I'm having a scrambled-brain day so I'm not able to be too clear. Feel free to PM me if you want specific information about this. Trinity [/QUOTE]
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