JRogers wrote:
The best way to "cover up" Asperger's Syndrome is to learn new habits that aren't "Aspie Habits". Learn to make eye contact with people when you're speaking with them. Learn how to read body language. Learn what an appropriate amount of space between two people conversing is depending on the situation. Stop fidgeting with your hands. Work on your tone and enunciation. Figure out what odd habits you have that make you stand out and take steps to eliminate or disguise them in public. In some cases, it's pretty much impossible to completely replace current habits with new ones, but it's quite possible the vast majority of the time - it just takes practice.
Well just throwing it out there but:
1. It's not that I don't know how to make eye contact, its more like sometimes I cannot or it is extremly uncomfortable especially if I feel intimidated.
2. As much as I can learn to read body language it does nothing to improve mine.
3. Usually I probably stand to far away because I am uncomfortable if people are too close, but that is better than invading peoples personal space.
4. Many times I am not even aware I am fidgeting with my hands, making it impossible to control.
5. NO!
6. NO!
why bother if people don't like my weirdness good for them, I am not going to put effort that could be better spent elsewhere into pretending to be something I am not.
31 Jul 2011, 4:16 am
