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Social anxiety is common for individuals on the Autism spectrum. I have difficulty maintaining conversations on the phone, too. While I can usually keep my anxiety in check, my problem is knowing when it is my turn to speak. This only happens when I'm talking to people I'm not comfortable talking to, such as strangers and some friends. I can talk to my family with very little awkwardness. The anxiety on the phone kills me, too. It can be managed effectively, however. One time, I had to call my old boss to see if she had any work available for me. Now, my old boss is probably one of the few people who provoke extreme anxiety in me (unintentionally, that is). The rest of the people I'm moderately to little anxiety. I called my boss, someone else answered the phone, and I stuttered when I asked if the boss was available. So they went to get the boss, and as they were doing so, I took a deep breath and totally blocked the bad thoughts out of my mind. I was able to relax while talking to the boss on the phone with very little awkwardness, just a little anxiety but I don't think my anxiety was noticeable (as it usually is) to the boss on the phone. One thing I also noticed was that I wasn't pacing around either. Usually, I'm pacing around while talking to someone on the phone.

While I will talk on a phone to someone if I have to get some business done, I almost always favor the Internet if that option is available. I have no trouble talking to friends on the phone, though.

Xs, yes I email her too. But I have this tendency to just not acknowledge recieving her ending email, I guess it falls under the not understanding the end of a conversation type thing. She will generally call me that night and ask if I got her last email. I didn't know I had more to do email wise.

Yes I hate talking on the phone, even with my close family. I try to avoid the phone if possible.