SA and social skills

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Poor social skills are a risk factor for social anxiety, but the reverse — anxiety foreshadowing social problems — is not necessarily true, according to a large new analysis of typical children1.

The study has implications for understanding social anxiety, which is common in people with autism. It suggests that treatments for social anxiety must include building social skills. Poor social skills are a core feature of autism.


https://spectrumnews.org/news/autism-so ... e-anxiety/

Yeah I build up anxiety when going to social things. I always have.