Aspergers social skills issue #aspergers #autism #asd #neurodiversity

[heathercrane]

Me too. Still trying to understand it. Its very hard to make friends and being isolated doesn't help either. Its hard to express feelings or knowing how to connect and be more comfortable and confident. You don't know how to be a friend

[mikhael]

My biggest issue is being talked over.

[ehukai]

This hurts to hear only because of the amount of times I’ve embarrassed myself because of that shit

[srldwg]

Walking into a friend's parents house. You friend's house. The house of a friend of a friend.
I don't know how to do the bullshit small talk. "You have a lovely home!" and whatever else people say (I struggle so much, I can't even give anymore examples). So I always thought that I was defective because I couldn't do that. Can't do that, so I don't know what to say, I don't speak, then I am "too quiet".
I may stay uncomfortable the entire time. The fact that I know the reason behind all of this, and that I am not broken, will actually open me up to not putting the weight of expectations on myself that only increase my self criticism and discomfort.

[Mssister]

I sort of catch myself but only when I can feel a vibe shift.

[thesoulfulhuman]

This is my biggest problem being on the spectrum. I’ve learned over the years how to manage it with neurotypicals, but it has been a challenge!

[virtualhoney]

I do that and no one gets it. So I’m the “quiet one”

[jasjas]

I picked up bartending to master this skill

[kathiarledge]

Yah. I don’t even know what small talk is. So what is big talk? What is that?