Jezebel wrote:
@Marybird: Yes, I think that's what Eola was saying. I feel like it's the same for me. I have to think about someone else's perspective because it doesn't come naturally - that's where the deficit comes in for me. When you mentioned not being able to juggle everything in your brain at once, I immediately thought sensory issues, so maybe it has something to do with that? I know people often say that too much stimulation is one reason they can't give eye contact and hold a conversation at the same time; they sound like pretty similar situations.
I see what you are saying and I think it is like sensory issues. It can make me get overwhelmed and shut down.
It doesn't come naturally to me either and I wonder if it is an executive function issue, not being able to juggle things like eye contact, other people's perspectives, and your own thoughts and how to communicate them at the same time.
This may be why I can't act like other people and why I withdraw into my own little world.
Whenever I am in a group of people (except for my close relatives), I don't interact, I just observe.
08 Jan 2015, 8:49 pm
