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Recent content by LonelyCanadian

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    Does this happen when you try to socialize?

    Maybe being more assertive could be a solution here. I've definitely experienced this, other people butting in. Could a good strategy be to just keep talking as if you hadn't been interrupted, or to find a way to include the newcomer to the conversation? After all, they probably knew they were...
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    Eye-contact

    Hi- has anyone who struggles with eye contact ever told people that you struggle with it? I've noticed that it really turns people off, and have been told that other people find me rude or disrespectful when I won't make eye contact or when I look away when we talk. I can understand why they...
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    Eye-contact

    Eye contact feels like a very intimate thing, on the same level as hugging someone or telling them you like them a lot. That's this poster's perspective. It feels like something that shouldn't happen between casual acquaintances, or when I'm just chatting with someone. Like, imagine if you had...
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    7 Letter Word Game

    Intense
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    Don't Be Shy To Introduce Yourself

    Hi Maraisa and Jessica (will you also be notified of this reply?). Just jumping into this reply chain regarding celebrities and fictional characters ("excuse me, barging in" lol). Have you guys ever had issues distinguishing between fictional characters and real people? Or thinking that...
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    Don't Be Shy To Introduce Yourself

    Hey Zach, feeling like a drain on others can be tough. Sorry you're going through that. Do people say you're not a drain if you ask them, but you get the opposite impression from them? Do the people who give you a hard time know about your diagnosis?
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    Don't Be Shy To Introduce Yourself

    Hi what's up guys. Nice to join the forums. Have resisted putting a label on myself for a while. Struggling with common social interactions and misinterpreting people, which is apparently a sign of autism spectrum stuff. Eye contact and body language are frankly a nightmare for this poster. Even...
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