Callista wrote:
Often times with autism, you can keep up skills for some of the time but not all of the time. Like, you can talk for some of the day but your language cuts out the rest of the time. Or, you can spend an hour with other people, but get too exhausted to go longer than that. It's not that unusual, as far as disabilities go; for example, I've got a friend with CP who can walk for short distances but not long ones. The assumption that if you can do something sometimes, then you can always do it, is incorrect more often than not.
This. I am verbal, but not reliably so. My stimming is worse at home. My speaking is worse in public. My meltdowns are worse... everywhere! Oh, and I hold my ears a lot when I'm out.