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4 Conversation techniques to add to your social script
Posted: 11 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:
Why girls may not show autistic signs until puberty
Posted: June 29, 2015
It is a known fact that girls very often go undiagnosed until they are in their puberty, or even when they hit adulthood. This may lead to feelings of frustration, loneliness or even despair, with these girls. Now why is it so many girls go undiagnosed? We can find the answer in developmental psychology. When… 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 articl…Expectations of your autistic child
Posted: June 24, 2015
One of the worst things a parent – or teacher – can do is “push” the autistic child into doing things with their peers. The parent has to understand that, due to their ASD, it is highly likely their child won’t be able to fit in. This is a common mistake adults make, usually well… 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 articl…
How to manage social energy levels
Posted: June 21, 2015
Finding out what makes you lose social energy and what makes you gain it is the first step to sensible social energy management. Socialising is the obvious thing that causes introverts to lose social energy and extroverts to gain social energy, but there are also other factors to consider. I have listed examples in the table below:
Social Energy Theory
Posted: May 25, 2015
This idea suggests that every person has ‘social energy’. Social energy is the energy required for socialising. Social energy is contained within a tank. Watch our amazing animated film to see what this all looks like in action:‘High functioning’ autism
Posted: May 16, 2015
It is internationally recognised that the description ‘high functioning’ refers to a person with autism who has an IQ above or equal to 70. I am fine with this description but I also have another way of looking at it. I would say this: there is a process that every autistic person has to go through before… 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 th…Motivating people with ASD
Posted: May 2, 2015
This blog article is about helping and encouraging your autistic loved one to fulfill their potential and being aware that some things you do may be unintentionally hindering. The first thing to understand is that social recognition is rarely the main motivator for us to be doing something. If it appears that way, it is… 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 rea…