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 Forum: General Autism Discussion   Topic: Good social skills are about being a good liar/pretender

Sweets
Posted: 24 May 2013, 1:07 am 

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I think you're close OP but I think you took a wrong turn by implying it's inherently dishonest. I prefer to think of it as "acting" rather than "lying" - if you're doing it right, the other person knows what's really going on and they don't at all mind. I know what you mean. I can just find it off...

 Forum: General Autism Discussion   Topic: Good social skills are about being a good liar/pretender

Sweets
Posted: 23 May 2013, 3:53 pm 

Replies: 46
Views: 8,754
I think you're close OP but I think you took a wrong turn by implying it's inherently dishonest. I prefer to think of it as "acting" rather than "lying" - if you're doing it right, the other person knows what's really going on and they don't at all mind.

 Forum: General Autism Discussion   Topic: How old were you when you discovered you had ASD?

Sweets
Posted: 23 May 2013, 3:33 pm 

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I ask because I've found out about this what I think would be quite late in life. I'm 22 and for a long time I was too stubborn to ask for any support with my life, even though I was unhappy, because I blamed myself for self-pitying rather than thinking I might not be NT. My rationale was actually "...

 Forum: General Autism Discussion   Topic: Does social life really matter to you?

Sweets
Posted: 23 May 2013, 3:22 pm 

Replies: 35
Views: 3,753
For a long time I let myself believe that I only wanted to be on my own, but over the last few years - really, since I was your age - it's become clear that I'm not actually happy with the situation at all. When I moved away from home I was happy not to put any effort into making friends because I s...

 Forum: Getting to know each other   Topic: Hi there

Sweets
 Post subject: Hi there
Posted: 23 May 2013, 3:10 pm 

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I'm Jake, 22, from the UK.

Currently I'm in the process of getting diagnosed, having only had a "non-clinical assessment" so far which suggests I likely have Asperger's. Have been lurking for a little while now but I thought it was only fair to say hi.
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