Category: communication
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I hope that helps
It has been brought to my attention that what I’m doing here – I mean, providing phrases neurotypical people use, is not going to be effective. Well, obviously, we can’t just learn all of them by heart (although I don’t really have that many for now, do I?) but I’m sure it’s better to do…
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I’m sure you’re going to handle everything beautifully
Imagine a situation when you have to leave work early and the only person staying in is much less experienced than you. What are you going to say? ‘I’m sure you’re going to handle everything beautifully’ is an example of a supportive and encouraging statement. If you’re both females, that is! Do not attempt to…
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Think about what you really want to do
When I first wanted to discuss starting this blog with my boyfriend, also autistic, he said: ‘Think about what you really want to do’ and it sounded really supportive, in a logical way, which is exactly what I appreciate him for. But then, after like two hours of exchanging ideas he said the same thing…
Autistic and me 