Because I don't think verbally on-the-fly very well, I like to have short, precise answers to anticipated questions prepared in advance. They are kind of like elevator pitches - a succinct sales pitch that could be delivered while riding the elevator with someone.
It hasn't come up yet (because I am trying to be reserved about who I tell), but I want an answer for "Oh, you're autistic ... what does that mean?"
Here's my first draft answer:
"It means that my brain is wired differently. I am good at some things that most people aren't - like math - and terrible at others things that everyone else does naturally - like social interactions and relationships."
Does anyone else have a canned answer for questions like this? If you have an autism elevator pitch, I'd love to hear it.
It hasn't come up yet (because I am trying to be reserved about who I tell), but I want an answer for "Oh, you're autistic ... what does that mean?"
Here's my first draft answer:
"It means that my brain is wired differently. I am good at some things that most people aren't - like math - and terrible at others things that everyone else does naturally - like social interactions and relationships."
Does anyone else have a canned answer for questions like this? If you have an autism elevator pitch, I'd love to hear it.