ShadesOfMe wrote:
I think your line with the words "tic" and such is waaay over the top papillon, actually it makes AS sound weird, I think that might turn some people off.
I'd probably just flat out tell them.
Mitch8817 wrote:
Yeah, the direct approach is the best - no need to dumb it down or over-exaggerate. Give them the basic text-book definition and flesh it out with examples, drawing on past behaviours they may have noticed. Questions are good.
You'd be surprised how many call it a disease! I have to tell them: "Please, don't call it that. Call it a different way of seeing and perceiving things."
The word "tic" is just a term I use to define the odd way we tend to come across to people. I'm open for any suggestions on what else to call AS.
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