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Social Skills Training

NeilStone1970

Hi,

Does anyone know whether there is any social skills training for adults with Aspergers? There seems to be a lot of help for under-18s but a trawl of the Internet has n't turned up anything for adults.

I have a lot of problems starting conversations, particularly if there are people who already know each other. This happens on-line as well as in real-life. I've had CBT in the past, but that does n't teach you any techniques. People say you just have to get out there and practice, but it's difficult to motivate yourself if you don't know what you're doing. Analysing my thoughts for negative thinking really does n't work for me, so I need some sort of coaching/teaching where I get feedback, encouragement and ideas.

Any thoughts welcome.

Neil

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  • I know for a lot of us with Asperger's we face a ton of heartache because of our inability to make it work with the mainstream population and be able to form friendships in relationships and a lot of times we find ourselves rejected and on the outskirts of society because of our differences. And I know a lot of people post here about this very topic and I have certainly dealt with my struggles in this area as well. As I've spent most of my life pretty much socially isolated from the rest of the world.

    That said I wanted to find out if there were people in this Reddit who had undergone social skills training. If you had did you notice a significant difference in your ability to form relationships with other people from your social skills training if you can remember?

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  • I know for a lot of us with Asperger's we face a ton of heartache because of our inability to make it work with the mainstream population and be able to form friendships in relationships and a lot of times we find ourselves rejected and on the outskirts of society because of our differences. And I know a lot of people post here about this very topic and I have certainly dealt with my struggles in this area as well. As I've spent most of my life pretty much socially isolated from the rest of the world.

    That said I wanted to find out if there were people in this Reddit who had undergone social skills training. If you had did you notice a significant difference in your ability to form relationships with other people from your social skills training if you can remember?

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