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Help with explaining telephone problems.

Roy
10 months ago

I’ve had problems with using telephones forever, I get anxiety and just struggle with most phone calls. I’m fine with text messages and emails, I still don’t answer them immediately. I understand the difference with being able to plan replies to texts and emails.

My question is a family member just keeps mentioning how I never answer my phone, “why can’t you answer your phone?” It’s something I struggle to explain, I still don’t fully understand.

Is there a really good link or tube video that will explain the reasons why autistic people struggle so much with telephones? It needs to be in very plain language. I’ve tried to explain to the person but normally just shutdown.

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  • 10 months ago

    Thank you, I find the first link is very much me, I recently watched another autistic person doing an impromptu talk about their new book, every sentence started with “uhm”, that’s me! That’s been picked up on as well, it gives me time to fast script. To see another person acting the same as me was very affirming.

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  • 10 months ago

    Thank you, I find the first link is very much me, I recently watched another autistic person doing an impromptu talk about their new book, every sentence started with “uhm”, that’s me! That’s been picked up on as well, it gives me time to fast script. To see another person acting the same as me was very affirming.

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