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Boredom and Asperger's

Jon

Hi I was wondering what thoughts other people with Asperger's have regarding 'boredom'.

I think the function of boredom is to make you do seomthing else. It is also linked with your reward process.

I am not sure that I easily recognise when I am or should be bored. i can find myself doing the same thing again and again or just not able to do anything - sort of in limbo or adrift. I find that routine and planning ahead really helps with focus and enables me to operate better. I don't often feel a sense of achievement or reward and therfore this may result in my not easily defining bored and not bored. I am making this sound more simple than it maybe really is.

Any thoughts?

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  • It depends what sort of socialising it is, and the duration. For example, I avoid social occasions, like family gatherings, as far as is possible. If I can't avoid them, the stress is still there, but it is made more bearable if I have something enjoyable to look forward to; after the pain comes a gain, a bit like when I got a sticker after visiting the dentist as a child.

    All socialising is hard work, but meeting like minded people , who share my aversion to small talk, is less stressful. I still reward myself for the effort though.

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  • It depends what sort of socialising it is, and the duration. For example, I avoid social occasions, like family gatherings, as far as is possible. If I can't avoid them, the stress is still there, but it is made more bearable if I have something enjoyable to look forward to; after the pain comes a gain, a bit like when I got a sticker after visiting the dentist as a child.

    All socialising is hard work, but meeting like minded people , who share my aversion to small talk, is less stressful. I still reward myself for the effort though.

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