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It is useful if friends and family telling me how they are feeling rather than expecting me to read them.
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If I must change any of my routine I prefer to be in control!
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I try and have a daily routine that is just about rigid enough for me to keep track of time but try and avoid it being so rigid that it causes extreme stress if something does not happen at exactly the right time. For instance I hope to eat dinner at 19:00 hours but will accept a 30min change either side of 19:00.
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It is useful when I am going to a place where I am not comfortable if there is someone there that I trust - this tends to reduce stress. I may well cope whether a 'trusted' person is present or not but keeping the stress level down is also important.
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Often I do not know which words to use when speaking to people so where ever possible I will ask a friend 'what words do I need to use?' and they will then tell me what they would say. I then communicate using their words.
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My parents brought me up to be very polite which is very useful when in social situations.
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It was helpful when I was a teenager that my parents never commented on my lack of friends (they noticed but decided it would not be helpful to comment - impressive when you consider that they did not know that I was Autistic)
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I like my friends and family to know and understand (to the best of there ability) me. Whether anyone else understands is completely irrelevant to me.
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