Socially Awkward Penguin

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What I love about "memes" is that they can serve the same functions as social stories in teaching those on the spectrum what to do and what NOT to do when interacting with NTs.

My favorites are:

http://www.quickmeme.com/Socially-Awkward-Penguin/

http://www.quickmeme.com/Annoying-Childhood-Friend/

My behavior around other people has actually been compared to Socially Awkward Penguin. I didn't know what it was at the time, but after reading your links, it's an accurate description of me.

I just recently found out about Socially Awkward Penguin! I am painfully able to relate to some of those. They're enjoyable, but the laughter that I get from them is bittersweet.

Think more about what sort of teaching tool it is for aspies. We aspies are creatures of rote memorization.

That's true, and some of them I have seen I hadn't thought were that big a deal, socially, so it helps to know what's enough to definitely be considered "socially awkward".

OMG this Penguin is so how I used to be
And who says meme's are pointless? Unwittingly educational stuff.

i read like ten pages of those penguin memes. hilarious

At the risk of offending the programmers on WP...

Socially Awkward Penguin > Linux Penguin.

It is quite scary, but Socially Awkward Penguin describes my behavior perfectly.

Lol

Socially awkward penguin is hilarious, because I can really relate to it

Did you know there's also an "Aspie Alligator" meme? I like it quite a bit. Though it's definitely not as good as Socially Awkward Penguin.

I relate to anxiety cat.

I am socially awkward penguin. I don't think I could learn from it, though, because the logic behind what is awkward or not escapes me. Pretty sure it's impossible to learn the right response to every possible social situation - I've been trying to!

That's the power of these things - they relate to people. If you see them, you'll notice a pattern - they're either about things almost everyone experienced, or things they've observed. The 'Scumbag [Anything]' ones are about people you encounter who act like inconsiderate idiots. The 'Socially [Anything]' ones are about social situations a lot of people remember, like calling a female teacher 'mom' when she's been complaining.

I like them.

Socially Awkward Penguin is Linux Penguin! One is the professional life, and the other is the social life of the same penguin.