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4 Conversation techniques to add to your social script
Posted: 12 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:
The importance of maintaining an emotional equilibrium
Posted: April 7, 2023
Most autistic people feel anxious on a daily basis. Managing one’s anxiety is often part of an autistic person’s lifestyle. Sometimes the reason that other people are unable to recognise that an individual is autistic is because the individual is so adept at managing their anxiety. The other people do not realise how hard the… 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 continu…
3 things to consider when approaching a change of life stage
Posted: March 20, 2023
Life is a series of many stages from childhood to old age and can include many transitions such as moving from primary to secondary school, leaving home, getting your first job, starting a family, going through the menopause and retiring. For autistic people, a change in life stage may be especially difficult. This is due… 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…
How was your weekend? (Animation)
Posted: March 3, 2023
Have you ever attempted to have a conversation with someone but their response did not make sense? This scenario can leave an autistic person feeling confused, flustered or downright frustrated! Watch the following short animation and see what happens to The Girl With The Curly Hair:… 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, along with receiv…
How might good attention to detail affect an autistic person’s daily life?
Posted: February 16, 2023
Autistic people often have very good attention to detail. This ability can be an asset but it can also be a hindrance. Let’s consider some of the ways that good attention to detail might affect an autistic person’s daily life: An autistic person might notice details that others do not One of the symptoms of… 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…
7 ways autistic people struggle to see the bigger picture
Posted: January 27, 2023
Seeing the bigger picture means being able to consider the entirety of a situation instead of each individual detail. It means zooming out and seeing things from a ‘bird’s eye view.’ Being able to see the bigger picture is a very useful way to think. However it requires much mental flexibility, which is a skill… 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 cont…
Why is social interaction difficult for autistic people?
Posted: January 6, 2023
The way an autistic person experiences social interaction is essentially the result of the other three social difficulties that they have, which are: communication differences, weak social imagination and unusually intense interests…. 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, along with receiving access to our exclusive animations, pod…
The importance of being given a clear explanation
Posted: December 19, 2022
The Girl With The Curly Hair was working at her first job in a science measurement and testing company. During her time at this job, she encountered many confusing situations because of her autism (that neither she nor her employer were aware of at the time). Let’s have a look at two of these confusing… 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…
What is meant by ‘autism is an invisible condition?’
Posted: December 1, 2022
When learning about autism, it is common to come across the description that autism is an ‘invisible’ condition. One way of understanding what this means is to think about autism in comparison to other disabilities. For instance, when a person is in a wheelchair, this is a visible sign that they have difficulty walking. Similarly,… Join The Curly Hair Project Community Today This article and our podcasts are available only to members of our community. If you w…
“It’s not obvious to me!”
Posted: November 18, 2022
So many things are not obvious to me! I find this a serious impairment as I go about my day to day activities. I often feel bewildered in a situation because I am not sure what to do. Even if somebody has told me what to do, often their instructions do not make sense. In… 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, along with receiving access to our exclusiv…
Should you think before you speak?
Posted: October 31, 2022
One day, somebody asked me whether I could perform a task for them on the following day. Almost automatically and without really thinking, I replied “Yes.” The person thanked me, smiled and went away. I was left feeling stressed and flustered. I also felt a little frustrated with myself. Whenever I respond to something immediately,… Join The Curly Hair Project Community Today This article and our podcasts are available only to members of our community. If you…