Those of us that have undergone autism-specific therapy or training to learn to socialize better, what lessons did you learn?

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Autism@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 months ago

I think it would be interesting to share lessons we’ve learned about socializing that didn’t come natural to us like they do for NTs.

What social difficulties did you have, and what did you learn to compensate for them?
Also, since there’s a difference between autistic and NT cultures, what lessons did you learn about socializing with NTs and in NT environments?

Infodumps are welcomed! 😁

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