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How to find out why the neighbours did not invite us for their housewarming party? [closed]

We both have an autism spectrum disorder and are not great at interpersonal skills. …
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How to approach my autistic friend regarding his negative behavior?

Please note that I am not an expert on autism and I am not directly attributing these traits / behaviors to everyone who is autistic. … But, I have heard that people with autism may miss certain social cues. Over time he has made increasingly disparaging remarks towards me. …
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Trying to teach my nephew to improve on a skill

Note: After posting this, I just realised that question is also tagged with autism-spectrum and I missed that. As such, my answer perhaps may not be helpful for the specific case. He is a teenager. …
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How can I do mirroring online, similar to my mirroring in person?

Asking bard.google.com what mirroring is (which exactly matches my prior understanding): In the context of human communication and autism, mirroring refers to the act of copying or imitating the body … This is a natural way that people build rapport and connect with each other, but it can be a challenge for people with autism. …
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How do I politely reject my brother's morning dessert invitation?

As a person on the autism spectrum, I've frequently been told that what I'm saying may be rude, but in my personal experience it has turned out to not be interpreted by the other person as such. … I once went out to see a movie with a person my age that was on the autism spectrum. She was totally shut down during the movie, and clearly didn’t want to be there. …
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How do I help my wife to see her potential?

She is also on the Autism spectrum, in the region that was, until recently, known as Aspergers Syndrome. …
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Do emojis help autists recognize feelings?

As a person with autism, I can say that when they are used appropriately and to help communicate an emotion or intention, especially for communication done through text-based communication, they can be … Source: I grew up with undiagnosed autism until age 22. …
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How to ask friend not to leave so quickly, or at least let me know if he doesn't plan on sta...

Introverts, people with ADHD, some people with Autism, and many other types of people just don't like crowds or social situations. …
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How can I help a hoarder friend while I worry about the health of her cats I need to feed?

Some more background: We're both around our 30's, Anne is recently diagnosed with ADHD (1 year ago) and myself with autism (6 years ago), and I've had/have my own mental health issues. …
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How, as in "what way", am I expected to go about using a dating app correctly?

I can't help but wonder if there's something that most people know about using these apps that I don't - I do have autism, and also don't have much normal dating experience since I grew up in a controlling …
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Why is it socially not acceptable to point at someone with your finger?

I am on the autism spectrum and I tend to point at things, including people. …
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Figuring out interesting questions in friendly or romantic conversations

But it may be helpful to find resources for people on the autism spectrum to better understand social cues and behaviors. … It doesn't take having enough elements of autism to find these sorts of resources helpful, it just takes having one of the facets of autism that is pertinent to these resources. …
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How to encourage a child with autism to practice reading?

I have two children with ASD and worked with children with autism, specifically to help them learn to read. …
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Active listening in casual conversation: why does it not work?

This is true no matter what the source of your conversation style or other preferences, whether the source is influenced by autism or not. … If it's not autism/neurotypical or casual/formal, then what is it? …
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How to tell someone that I'm on the autism spectrum while mitigating the risk of not been be...

autistic people (pardon, people with autism). … If those people simply shrug your autism off, you'll still have to work with them and know about it. …
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