What Social Comfort Looks Like
A brief, imaginary dip into what “being reasonably comfortable around people” practically looks like.
Category: Social
People Are Scary
If your default mode is that people are scary, mean, and tiring, but you still long for good friendships and better relationships, I get that. I’ve been there. And there is hope.
Can This Friendship Be Repaired?
Friends can hurt each other, and that doesn’t have to be the end of it. However, sometimes it just may not work out.
How Much Gas Money To Give For A Ride
How much gas money you’re supposed to give for a ride is tricky. There’s lots of factors and different views. Here’s some thoughts to help you figure it out.
Shifting Negative Thought Patterns
This phrase has helped me gradually shift from a negative outlook on sensory issues, socializing, and myself, to a tendency toward looking for the good.
How To Ask Someone To Do Something For You
It can be intimidating to ask someone to do something for you, yet we all have to do this. I’m going to discuss an approach I’ve pieced together on how.
Why Neurotypicals Do That: Small Talk
Autistics and neurotypicals tend to have very different views on small talk. What’s going on from both sides?
Why Job Interviews Are So Difficult
There are good reasons why job interviews are such strange experiences. Here are a few.
Why Sensory Stuff Matters to Social Stuff
I talk a lot about body feelings, like noticing your hands. But what does that have to do with making friends?
Why Social Skills Training is A Waste of Time (If Not Worse)
Socializing isn’t primarily about social skills. In fact, that’s the smallest factor, and the last thing to work on.
Social Skills, the Autistic Way
Social skills can be learned. Yes, even by autistic people. But they aren’t often taught to us autistics in the way that autistics learn them.
On Shyness and Social Anxiety
Social anxiety, or what is often called shyness, is extremely common among autistic kids and adults. Here’s the short version of how it develops.
