My upbringing enforced a smile when greeting people.
Smile when answering someone who called your name.
Smile as much as possible, but, also know when to put on the 'serious face'...
Zkydz: Hello so-n-so. Smile
Mr./Ms. So: Zkydz, we need to figure something out. For me, blank face which always gets taken as a serious or frowny face. This gets taken as me being serious.
My basic tactic. But it will backfire many times. If we only talk about the problem, I'm ok. If we meander as people are want to do, I get thrown and then the humour can come out at strange times. And, I can be quite glib. Practiced response. But then you don't get taken seriously.
And, the more I get flummoxed, the worse it gets and then the filter breaks down. That's never good.
So, see? I'm just as confused as you are.
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Diagnosed April 14, 2016
ASD Level 1 without intellectual impairments.
RAADS-R -- 213.3
FQ -- 18.7
EQ -- 13
Aspie Quiz -- 186 out of 200
AQ: 42
AQ-10: 8.8