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Communication in difficult situations

Lana55

Is it common for autistic adults to communicate indirectly through analogies from music, pictures, or jokes (such as https://www.facebook.com/pagefordelusions/) when they try to express themselves in difficult situations that can't be conveyed well enough through direct communication? Don't autistic people tend to be rather direct, instead?

By difficult situations I mean vulnerable situations, such as talking about romantic feelings or those related to a very bad meltdown. 

I'm asking because there's a lot of room for interpretation and ambiguity during indirect communication, which leaves me wondering if I'm "reading the signals" correctly or just imaging things. I have a rich imagination and that makes things hard to believe sometimes.

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  • “To develop effective analogies  when you get the chance to describe the complex in comparison to something of everyday life, do it. It will be worth your time and make you more effective. You will be rewarded for transforming the complex into something comprehensible for all.”

    http://www.axisconsults.com/Blog/2016/March/Analogies-A-Great-Way-To-Effectively-Communicate.aspx

    Analogies, poems, quotes give me a way to explain a mood, a thought, a moment and an identify more succinctly when  being pounced on by the demands of small talk or having to explain oneself.

    on the protective front they also give a degree of separation from your own self and are easier to practice, learn, and repeat.., pre written scripts to explain and justify to others your existence.

    they also hold those eureka moments that capture that “I totally get that” feeling at times when you can feel isolated or just plain weird! 

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  • “To develop effective analogies  when you get the chance to describe the complex in comparison to something of everyday life, do it. It will be worth your time and make you more effective. You will be rewarded for transforming the complex into something comprehensible for all.”

    http://www.axisconsults.com/Blog/2016/March/Analogies-A-Great-Way-To-Effectively-Communicate.aspx

    Analogies, poems, quotes give me a way to explain a mood, a thought, a moment and an identify more succinctly when  being pounced on by the demands of small talk or having to explain oneself.

    on the protective front they also give a degree of separation from your own self and are easier to practice, learn, and repeat.., pre written scripts to explain and justify to others your existence.

    they also hold those eureka moments that capture that “I totally get that” feeling at times when you can feel isolated or just plain weird! 

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