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Tagged with autism-spectrum united-states
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Why do people expect me to feel exactly the same as they do?
Background
My fiancee and I recently had a small argument over the following text exchange
F: I wish I could have seen you tonight.
Me: I would have liked to see you tonight too.
F: I always want to ...
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How do I use body language to indicate that I am thinking?
My Problem
When people give me large amounts of information, I will take plenty of time to process it before giving a response. The amount of time I take usually ranges from 30 seconds to a few ...
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How do I ask others to more quickly let me know about social mistakes I make?
I recently suffered a bit of a fallout in a teaching group I'm frequently a participant in. This was because I kept making brutally honest criticisms about their style of teaching (e.g. "your teaching ...
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How can I encourage discussion of sensitive topics with my girlfriend?
Background
I have been dating my girlfriend for about three months. We are both in our mid 20s, grew up in the mid-western United States, and now live in New York City. She has defined boundaries for ...
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How do I tactfully ask a flight attendant what's going on if I know my plane has a problem?
I think it's worth explaining that I fall on the autism spectrum, so certain answers that may seem extremely obvious to others are not at all obvious to me.
So I was on a flight recently (let's say, ...
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Message being seen but not responded, what is the correct response?
I will sometimes ask a friend how their day was or another question via chat message. Sometimes the message will be marked as read but then they don't respond for a few day or even longer (6 months). ...
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