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Socially awkward

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Now I'm getting older I realise sometimes where I've gone wrong with interactions. Not always but sometimes. Would you say this is an autism thing to do? (Still undiagnosed and working out why I dont fit in)

So this is how my brain works.....I'm in the Fuchsia bush looking at giant caterpillars (I know so cool Joy). Spot a neighbour, forget I'm hanging out in the bush say 'hi how you doing ' hes chatting about exciting news as he and his wife have just had a baby.then I think oh he will wonder why I'm hiding in a bush See no evil so explain myself and hold up a giant catterpilar mid conversation then chat about caterpillars! JoySee no evil it's only after when i replay conversations over in my mind I sometimes realise what a socially awkward person I am 

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  • Yes I do replay social interactions in my head. Much less so since I studied a good social skills book though as I feel that I 'know' how to do social interactions properly now, when I can be bothered! Who knows if I actually am doing them right but as long as I 'feel' that i am then all is well in my world! I am oblivious to the max :-) You were just being you, nothing wrong with that! It's the sort of thing that I'd do too, then realise mid way through that I might appear odd, hide the caterpillar or other object behind my back and do a not so subtle change of conversation!

  • in reply to Kitsune

    Do you mind sharing what that social skills book was? It sounds like something I might find useful. Quite agree that there is nothing wrong with people being who they are!

  • in reply to Miaow_Purr

    Of course! The book is by Daniel Wendler and it's called 'improve your social skills'. He also has a website which has online coaching etc. The author has Aspergers himself so the book is written in a way that is easy to understand, even the humour! He studied social skills for ten years then decided to help the rest of us by sharing the knowledge that he acquired.

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  • in reply to Miaow_Purr

    Of course! The book is by Daniel Wendler and it's called 'improve your social skills'. He also has a website which has online coaching etc. The author has Aspergers himself so the book is written in a way that is easy to understand, even the humour! He studied social skills for ten years then decided to help the rest of us by sharing the knowledge that he acquired.

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