Social Skills Role Model

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Hey Everyone!

I have been wondering... do you have something like a social skills role model? I realise that I cope best if I have a friend around who knows about my autism and who can explain social things to me and who I can follow around and copy.

Is that helpful for you, too?

little black sheep

Yeah same here, thats what works best for me. It helps to have a friend who can keep you updated and you can ask all your stupid questions to.
I used to have someone who I saw as a social rolemodel during an internship I had who was just awesome.

I just realised that nothing helped as much as such a role model. I'm doing another master at a new university and I do not have such a person here. Life would be so much easier if I had somebody to explain what is going on. Plus, I liked not having to think so much about what is appropriate to do and just do what somebody else is doing... I never learned so much about human interaction as I learned from watching a friend.

I've often learned from others who are more socially skilled than I am, whether through direct observation or trial-and-error when it comes to communicating clearly. I haven't had a particular friend for it in some time, though.