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Is it normal for people with aspergers syndrome to do the following?

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Is it normal for people with Aspergers Syndrome to do the following?

  • Talk over top of people when they are speaking on the phone or to someone else in the same room?
  • actively listen to conversations that aren't involving you?
  • have poor social skills when interacting with people?
  • keep talking when people tell you to be quiet?
  • actively listen at certain key words that are mentioned during a conversation for seemingly no reason?

I keep getting told that I should do a course in social skills, but I don't know if this is the right way to go about things

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  • With the first one, I find it extremely difficult to identify gaps in a conversation that are appropriate to speak into. I can either sit silently or plow straight in and end up talking over people. I try not to do it too much, but certainly on the phone it can be the only way of ensuring the goal of the phone call is achieved.

    It's also difficult to tune out conversations. Unless it's a language I don't speak I will hear every word even if I'm actively trying to block it out.

    Poor social skills is subjective.

    I'm not sure that a social skills course would help unless it's specifically aimed at and developed by autistic people.

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  • With the first one, I find it extremely difficult to identify gaps in a conversation that are appropriate to speak into. I can either sit silently or plow straight in and end up talking over people. I try not to do it too much, but certainly on the phone it can be the only way of ensuring the goal of the phone call is achieved.

    It's also difficult to tune out conversations. Unless it's a language I don't speak I will hear every word even if I'm actively trying to block it out.

    Poor social skills is subjective.

    I'm not sure that a social skills course would help unless it's specifically aimed at and developed by autistic people.

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