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Useful Strategies

Jon

I was thinking - people often talk about useful strategies and coping strategies. I know that I have developed strategies to best cope with Asperger's Syndrome. The problem is actually identifying these strategies. Some I can think of:

  • I wear ear defenders to reduce intrusive noise.
  • I try to plan things well to lessen the stress of a situation.
  • I try to be aware that I may not be communicating well - and tell the person.
  • I try to facilitate written communication over verbal.

Does anyone have any useful strategies that they would like to share? I know its pretty broad in scope and the strategies may be quite specific to the person but they may still be of use to others (including me Smile).

 

 

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  • Silver100 - your experience of the telephone sounds much like my own. My own problem is a combination of the noise of the ring and then not knowing what will be on the other end if I answer it. At least with the answer-phone I get to know that. However, as soon as the phone rings my heart starts racing, waiting to see if it is a voice I recognise or not.  I don't know what the solution to that is. 

    I also find a near empty supermarket bearable, though I still travel slowly round the shelves to try to cope with all that information. I also have to avoid the freezer aisles. 

    Zem - I like my chocolate too, but am not sure if that could be classed as a coping strategy. It makes me feel good though - so I suppose it is. In my case it is more of a reward than a 'calmer'.

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  • Silver100 - your experience of the telephone sounds much like my own. My own problem is a combination of the noise of the ring and then not knowing what will be on the other end if I answer it. At least with the answer-phone I get to know that. However, as soon as the phone rings my heart starts racing, waiting to see if it is a voice I recognise or not.  I don't know what the solution to that is. 

    I also find a near empty supermarket bearable, though I still travel slowly round the shelves to try to cope with all that information. I also have to avoid the freezer aisles. 

    Zem - I like my chocolate too, but am not sure if that could be classed as a coping strategy. It makes me feel good though - so I suppose it is. In my case it is more of a reward than a 'calmer'.

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