Talking on the phone

Me and my brother are the same with phone conversations.  It is very yes no answers.  It's the same when face to face sometimes but as the phone focuses solely on voice and conversation it's going to be more noticeable.  Again, I think it's a society standard that you must be able to have conversations on the phone.  I don't personally like it and my life is so much easier since the invention of testing and the internet.  Me and my Mum keep in contact regularly via messaging.  People do think it's strange we don't phone a lot, but because we don't talk on the phone doesn't mean our relationship suffers and it also doesn't mean I don't care or think about her.

I think in a way judging an autistic person on their phone conversations is like judging a deaf person on their phone conversations.  They can't do it, or have difficulty doing so, and there is nothing wrong with that.  You just have to find a method of communication that is more suitable for your son and the family.  My Mum and Dad split up when I was 2 and with the Autistic traits running in my Mums side of the family my Dad finds it hard to keep involved in our lives as we avoid the phone.  I do phone my Dad occasionally and try my hardest to keep conversation going but unless you have an intense shared interest it can be difficult.  What the weather is like and what was happening on last nights X factor isn't something I can hold a conversation about.  My Dad doesn't like messaging and Facebook and all these other things that make our lives easier, but we don't feel comfortable on the phone, so it's all about reaching a comprimise I think.  Because my Mum's side of the family understand autistic issues we all keep in contact via Facebook or email, even my Granny and Grandad sent emails and joined Facebook!  It was something fun and new for them to learn where they could keep up with the family, and it was great for my Granny as she was on the autistic spectrum herself. 

I hope something there was helpful and I wasn't just rambling.  lol

Me and my brother are the same with phone conversations.  It is very yes no answers.  It's the same when face to face sometimes but as the phone focuses solely on voice and conversation it's going to be more noticeable.  Again, I think it's a society standard that you must be able to have conversations on the phone.  I don't personally like it and my life is so much easier since the invention of testing and the internet.  Me and my Mum keep in contact regularly via messaging.  People do think it's strange we don't phone a lot, but because we don't talk on the phone doesn't mean our relationship suffers and it also doesn't mean I don't care or think about her.

I think in a way judging an autistic person on their phone conversations is like judging a deaf person on their phone conversations.  They can't do it, or have difficulty doing so, and there is nothing wrong with that.  You just have to find a method of communication that is more suitable for your son and the family.  My Mum and Dad split up when I was 2 and with the Autistic traits running in my Mums side of the family my Dad finds it hard to keep involved in our lives as we avoid the phone.  I do phone my Dad occasionally and try my hardest to keep conversation going but unless you have an intense shared interest it can be difficult.  What the weather is like and what was happening on last nights X factor isn't something I can hold a conversation about.  My Dad doesn't like messaging and Facebook and all these other things that make our lives easier, but we don't feel comfortable on the phone, so it's all about reaching a comprimise I think.  Because my Mum's side of the family understand autistic issues we all keep in contact via Facebook or email, even my Granny and Grandad sent emails and joined Facebook!  It was something fun and new for them to learn where they could keep up with the family, and it was great for my Granny as she was on the autistic spectrum herself. 

I hope something there was helpful and I wasn't just rambling.  lol