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 Forum: General Autism Discussion   Topic: dressing normally

 Post subject: Re: dressing normally
Posted: 07 Sep 2015, 2:30 am 

Replies: 2
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If anyone has other things I've missed, I can add them to the list

 Forum: General Autism Discussion   Topic: dressing normally

 Post subject: dressing normally
Posted: 07 Sep 2015, 2:29 am 

Replies: 2
Views: 574


I think dressing appropriately is a fairly common problem for people, myself included. so I thought it would be good to have a general thread about the challenges related to getting dressed, and any ways people have found that help overcome them. some things I struggle with, or that appear to be com...

 Forum: General Autism Discussion   Topic: Do you move your eyes while conversing?

Posted: 03 Sep 2015, 9:27 am 

Replies: 14
Views: 974


I've always had trouble with it to be honest when I'm talking to someone often I stare at them in the face, which make people uncomfortable and is sometimes seen as a sign of aggression, which gets me into trouble. I used to get yelled at "look at me when I'm talking to you", then "st...

 Forum: Work and finding a Job   Topic: managing relationships at work

Posted: 03 Sep 2015, 9:14 am 

Replies: 2
Views: 614


So I started a new job as a bartender a few weeks ago, and it's throwing up a lot of problems that I'm not well equipped to deal with The work itself is OK, and customers are OK as well, but the professional environment is alien to me. My biggest problem is how to manage relationships at work, and s...

 Forum: General Autism Discussion   Topic: etiquette and social study

Posted: 02 Feb 2015, 8:20 pm 

Replies: 16
Views: 1,228


but kraftie I do put myself out there all the time, I go to parties, out to lunch with people etc etc when i make a fool of myself I dont realize, and when I do realize I can't work out why. this is why I say that I'm not learning through absorption, this laise-faire idea that learning will happen n...

 Forum: General Autism Discussion   Topic: etiquette and social study

 Post subject: etiquette and social study
Posted: 02 Feb 2015, 7:33 pm 

Replies: 16
Views: 1,228


how do you learn social skills? I've taken a lot of time and made great pains to socialize with others but I'm coming to the conclusion that these skills most other people gain naturally will not come to me through absorption. Formal manners have been easy for me, I've read many books on etiquette, ...
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