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This could be posted under either of two different topics, so I just picked this one.

In any case, yesterday, I began to help out with a newscast at school. When I first arrived yesterday, I didn't really know anyone there. I was able to connect with a couple of the more outgoing people that were on the crew (which is good enough for now as far as relationships go). The problem is that since there is a lot of downtime when people aren't doing anything, there is a lot of joking and goofing around. In theory, this is great because it gives me an opportunity to implement some of the things that I have learned already as well as develop new friendships. The problem is that I am the most quiet person on the set and when other people are having fun, I'm just standing around feeling awkard. To make matters worse two people that I have met before but don't know well (but I think I will because I'm joining a club that one is in and the other guy is his brother) showed up to watch and noticed my silence. They may be coming in more frequently and that will make me more apprehensive (although, I enjoy their company, I don't want them to be even more aware of my social ineptness than they already are). I need advise on what to do when it comes to being a good person to kid around and have fun with.

The other issue is that I am clumsy and while people are willing to work with me since I am new, that only goes so far. Sometimes I have trouble learning things until I've been told two or three times and sometimes shown a couple of times. I don't want to be replaced nor do I want the director yelling at me (at least any more than he does everyone else) during a live newscast because I am messing up. HELP. If you have ideas about how to get me to the point where I can do things after being shown/told once.

Maybe it will help to mentally rehearse the directions you are given.
And when you bump into something or trip, you can say, Oops, I was mentally rehearsing.

well sometimes we practice and sometimes we don't. can really mentally rehearse live.

Are you talking radio newscast or television newscast? I'm guessing television. Radio is a little more sedately paced, but both can be fun.

I know well how nerve-wracking TV newscasts can be. It's amazing how much multitasking a good NT director can do in a half-hour. I preferred to stay in the production department, where you can take your time and do-overs are not a problem. Have you been assigned a specific task yet, or does everybody have to do every job to learn what its like?

Operating camera is fairly simple - even then, getting used to the director barking commands into your ears while you try to keep up with where you are, so you don't run into the other camera guys, takes a few days to get used to. I don't know if its possible for any human to do something perfectly without some sort of learning curve. I know for me, like many Aspies, I have to physically DO IT MYSELF a time or two before I get it down cold. Just TELLING me rarely sticks. I'm better off if you give me the Operator's Manual and get the hell out.

I will tell you this, as far as the socializing goes - that field is full of people who share an obsession with technology and electronic media. It's a good place for someone with AS to fit in and meet several good friends who won't mind sitting up with you until dawn talking about work, or staying at work all night learning how to use a new bit of equipment. Hang in there, I predict you will quickly fall in love with it.

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