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4 Conversation techniques to add to your social script
Posted: 10 months ago
Many autistic people create for themselves a 'social script' to help them know how to interact in social situations. A social script is a guide for planning what to do and say inside a social setting.
The Girl With The Curly Hair uses a social script whenever she meets up with her friends. Specifically, she uses 4 conversation techniques:
Controlling what you can and managing what you can’t
Posted: January 4, 2019
One very important lesson I have learned which helps in many areas of my life is: controlling what can be controlled and executing strategies to manage what can't be controlled. A strategy I use to deal with such situations is to work out what, right now in that situation in that moment, can be controlled to my benefit.
Our 2018 summary
Posted: January 1, 2019
Happy New Year to all fans of The Curly Hair Project! Thank you very much for your support in 2018, it means the world to us! We wish you a happy, healthy, creative and successful 2019! In 2018 the CHP accomplished a lot of awesome things!! Some of our highlights include:
How to develop self-confidence and belief
Posted: December 26, 2018
People on the autistic spectrum are prone to suffering from low self esteem. This usually stems from childhood, where a child who does not fit in, such as someone who is autistic, is likely to be bullied. Many autistic people are really interesting individuals with useful and sometimes amazing skills. So how can we help someone who is autistic appreciate their uniqueness and skills and therefore become more confident and have a stronger belief in themselves?
10 ways to deal with unreliable people
Posted: December 17, 2018
I sometimes describe myself as being like a robot. In fact, other people often remark on how routine, reliable, disciplined and predictable I am. It is a characteristic that people admire about me. They tease me about it but then they also say that they wish they were more like me! The main drawback of being so reliable is that the majority of other people are not as reliable, so there is actually a mismatch a lot of the time between me and other people.
Linear vs non-linear thinking
Posted: December 11, 2018
I have been reading about the idea of linear and non-linear thinking. Linear thinking is "ordered thinking in which one thought follows another in a straight line". This is in comparison to more non-linear thinking in which thoughts are "a bit more varied and each thought links to another in more than one way". This is my rough summary! Of course human beings and their thoughts are far more complex than this in reality. If I illustrate these two types of thinking, it might look like this:
How to cope with not being able to integrate
Posted: December 3, 2018
Even though I always think that no one can tell I have ASD, there is at least one sign that I think should lead some people being able to work out that I do. I wasn't diagnosed with ASD when I was a child. Nobody thought anything was 'different' about me, but to be honest it was obvious there was something 'different' about me because I was...
How to be disciplined and focused
Posted: November 24, 2018
As an entrepreneur and highly creative person, I find myself managing multiple projects all the time. Although I love what I do, in the past I have suffered from feeling overwhelmed. When I felt overwhelmed due to my workload, I I would freeze and go and hide in my bed, hoping that by doing that, all my work would magically get done on its own. Despite my workload being just as high, I don't feel the need to do that anymore. I have got better at being disciplined and remaining focused.
What is meant by ASD ‘thought processes’?
Posted: November 5, 2018
On further contemplation about whether ASD is part of my personality or is it separate, I began thinking about my thoughts. I think that what human beings think about is linked to their personality which pushes me even further to conclude that ASD is a part of my personality. Obviously it is a deep complex… Join The Curly Hair Project Community Today This article and our podcasts are available only to members of our community. If you would like to continue to read this article, a…
Why I am careful about who I talk to
Posted: October 27, 2018
One way that I have learned to be less affected by my high emotional sensitivity and manage mood swings is to have a calmer, more steady life. Another way that I have learned to better cope with my emotional sensitivity and reduce mood swings is to take caution about who I talk to about myself and my life. Talking to the 'wrong' person can make me feel worse.