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Part of the problem for Autistic people

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The official advice given to Autistic people on how to socialise is lacking. Psychiatrists, psychologists, nurses etc. operate within a politically correct environment where they can lose their jobs for behaving as the general public do.

For example it may be the case that engaging in a certain kind of blokey humour that wouldn't be accepted in a medical environment is key to men making friends. 

Anyone else thought about this?

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  • I've thought about "blokey"-ness a lot & I've come to the conclusion that I hate it and if that's what's needed in order to have male friends then I'd rather do without them. Before I had even considered ASD for me, I was aware that each time I was off work with "depression" I was railing against the male-dominated workplace that I work in (engineering).

    I still have no male friends & only a few female ones - but I find female company so much easier than male (& this isn't anything sexual!).

    It may well be that engaging in "banter" would result in some superficial male "attachments" but it's not something I'd want to engage in.

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  • I've thought about "blokey"-ness a lot & I've come to the conclusion that I hate it and if that's what's needed in order to have male friends then I'd rather do without them. Before I had even considered ASD for me, I was aware that each time I was off work with "depression" I was railing against the male-dominated workplace that I work in (engineering).

    I still have no male friends & only a few female ones - but I find female company so much easier than male (& this isn't anything sexual!).

    It may well be that engaging in "banter" would result in some superficial male "attachments" but it's not something I'd want to engage in.

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