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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 392504" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>We do tell people as needed, sometimes we add basic and most obvious symptoms (such as his anxiety is a lot worse in noisy, crowded situations when he tries to cope by controlling people. But the word "atypical" takes us a long way.</p><p></p><p>"You say he's autistic, but he really seems to enjoy mixing with people. I'm a total stranger and he's told me the entire family's life history."</p><p>My response - "He is atypical. He likes people, he is very outgoing. But he is still socially inappropriate."</p><p></p><p>We also use "his brain is wired differently."</p><p></p><p>Too much detail and people's eyes glaze over. Or they think they are now experts, they go home, do a bit of reading then come back to share their new-found wisdom with you and educate you. Another reason for not giving out too much detail - "It's actually a lot more complex than that, I only gave you a thumbnail sketch last time."</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 392504, member: 1991"] We do tell people as needed, sometimes we add basic and most obvious symptoms (such as his anxiety is a lot worse in noisy, crowded situations when he tries to cope by controlling people. But the word "atypical" takes us a long way. "You say he's autistic, but he really seems to enjoy mixing with people. I'm a total stranger and he's told me the entire family's life history." My response - "He is atypical. He likes people, he is very outgoing. But he is still socially inappropriate." We also use "his brain is wired differently." Too much detail and people's eyes glaze over. Or they think they are now experts, they go home, do a bit of reading then come back to share their new-found wisdom with you and educate you. Another reason for not giving out too much detail - "It's actually a lot more complex than that, I only gave you a thumbnail sketch last time." Marg [/QUOTE]
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