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Practicing conversations

Jess_Lomas

Does anyone else practice conversations before they take place. 

Also comment other things you do/did that were due to your autism but you didn't know it at the time 

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  • Yes, I practise conversations in my head a lot. In fact, quite often I've had a full blown conversation from beginning to end trying to anticipate what might come up. If I'm alone I'll do this out loud too to get a feel for how it comes across.

    Like others have said, however, by the time it comes to the actual conversation my mind becomes a desert with tumbleweed rolling across it. Even writing it down doesn't help as then I sound even more robotic than usual! It's SO frustrating because my practise conversation skills are actually quite good.

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  • Yes, I practise conversations in my head a lot. In fact, quite often I've had a full blown conversation from beginning to end trying to anticipate what might come up. If I'm alone I'll do this out loud too to get a feel for how it comes across.

    Like others have said, however, by the time it comes to the actual conversation my mind becomes a desert with tumbleweed rolling across it. Even writing it down doesn't help as then I sound even more robotic than usual! It's SO frustrating because my practise conversation skills are actually quite good.

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