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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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  • Unfortunately, due to the rather sheltered life I have led, I have always been very slow to understand 'blokey humour'. 

    I have been the butt of jokes which I just did not understand for a lot of my life. And I have got into trouble for repeating them when I didn't know what they meant.

    So I do understand the so-called political correctness.  Jokes made in a personal way at someone elses expense are crass, not funny.  It certainly did not help me socialise, in fact it helped isolate me further.

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  • Unfortunately, due to the rather sheltered life I have led, I have always been very slow to understand 'blokey humour'. 

    I have been the butt of jokes which I just did not understand for a lot of my life. And I have got into trouble for repeating them when I didn't know what they meant.

    So I do understand the so-called political correctness.  Jokes made in a personal way at someone elses expense are crass, not funny.  It certainly did not help me socialise, in fact it helped isolate me further.

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