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Is it normal for a guy with ASD to struggle with maintaining communication (e.g. texting, phone calls or even video calls) when dating?

NAS95443
1 month ago

The guy in question is affectionate and initiates physical contact and intimacy a lot when we're together but only seems to struggle with maintaining communication in between meet ups, either through texts (often takes a long time to reply) and says he often gets quite mentally tired with phone calls or video calls

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  • 1 month ago

    One of the main characteristics of autism is having a narrow or singular range of focus, which can involve issues with object permanence, such as in the sense that one particular objective focus (i.e., work, rest or play) will exclude other objectives, activities or pass-times, leaving them as temporary considerations ~ until they come back into the narrow or singular range of focus again, when there is enough energy to do so.

    Consider the following Youtube video perhaps:

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  • 1 month ago

    One of the main characteristics of autism is having a narrow or singular range of focus, which can involve issues with object permanence, such as in the sense that one particular objective focus (i.e., work, rest or play) will exclude other objectives, activities or pass-times, leaving them as temporary considerations ~ until they come back into the narrow or singular range of focus again, when there is enough energy to do so.

    Consider the following Youtube video perhaps:

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