WonderWoman wrote:
I don't think it's your last and only hope...I had been treating myself as best I could all my life. I read books on how to make conversation on how to make friends...I watched people interact.
...I picked up the book about how to have a conversation...And the book on making friends basically suggested that I join activities where people are doing what I like to do...And there are probably tons...that you could find.
...We Aspergians have much to offer to the world. There are a lot of kool people out there who can see that.
You've got some really good ideas! I can see why you're called WonderWoman (lol).
I'm in high school right now and I took a social skills class last year with 3 or 4 other students. The teacher was nice, helpful, intelligent, patient, and had really good ideas on how to help us (she was also a big fan of yoga). We discussed what is or isn't appropriate to do during a conversation, practiced having conversations with each other, and one time the teacher showed us a couple of clips from separate movies to observe and interpret the emotions and interactions between the characters.
She helped me with issues I had with tone of voice, body language, learning not to "dump information" on other people and give them chances to speak, and explaining why these and other such things are important in social interactions. I've also taken social skills during summer school both this and last summer.
Based on my personal experience with social skills classes, they can be very helpful and are a great chance to meet new people and practice making conversation. I hope you'll find it as useful and enjoyable as I have Social Fantom.