Body Language

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Oh, come on... everyone wanted to fuck Bill Clinton. Don't be shy.

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There's only one thing more important than Angry Birds, and that's the factory must grow.

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Havent touched factorio yet

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I always do this when talking. When listening I can focus on eye contact just fine, but my brain will not let me waste cycles trying to maintain eye contact while thinking through communication with someone.

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I know, right? I wish everyone could experience what us autism enjoyers live with everyday.

Living with autism is so fun that many of us are or have been depressed for long periods, some even considering suicide.

AItoothbrush

And as you see you didnt say you are a body language expert and you seem like one so i guess the comic was right.

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ND salesman checking in. Yep, I hate this lie.

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Fuck what others think. Your perception of my body is your problem. Not mine. I'm not trying to coerce people to do what I want like a politician.

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I can't decide whether to encourage you and ruin another life, or warn you away so that you can retain the opportunity of time for healthy relationships, sunlight, and bathing.

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Haha the fact you think I do any of those now is hilarious (eyes my 6k hours in cs and 4k in rocket league)

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Atlas shrugged, huh?

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I went to an alternative school for a bit, and one of the “behaviors” I would get punished for was not making eye contact. I still don’t feel comfortable with it.

volvoxvsmarla

Funnily enough, I feel like in most social situations people would think I was insane or overfocused on them if I kept steady eye contact - which I easily could. But I consciously decide to let my eyes wander every now and then to let them feel less pressure. Because honestly I doubt that the cashier or my daughter's kindergarten teacher wants me to think that I talk to them like they are the only people in the room and I am 100% focused on them. I especially prefer looking "to the side" when I listen because I am way too scared for people to think I am a maniac who wants to make them my whole world.

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I grew up around a lot of pathological liars, and still have two in my life. I detect it so quickly. It's not like the kind of lying I do, probably lying is compulsive and sometimes pointless. It has nothing to do with body language, it's all verbal clues.

I have a really good friend now that I would have written off as a psychological liar. But I had to be around him because we kept getting assigned together. What happened was once he detected that I don't care about machismo or if he could beat me in a fight, he stopped lying because he was no longer trying to impress me.

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I have ADD and still do this sometimes. I hate myself for it because it's so annoying. Ever been around someone that constantly finishes other people's sentences? Probably ADD.

But have you ever been around someone who constantly finishes other people's sentences wrong? It's funny at first but not for long, holy shit it's annoying. And they do it because they want to move the conversation along, but in reality they are slowing it down by forcing others to repeat themselves, correct, or clarify.

Yggstyle

Yeah. For some (this isn't excusing it but explaining some of it:) the finishing a statement is 'urgent' because you unconsciously have trained yourself to handle a fleeting idea immediately or potentially lose it to the noise again. Pre medication I moved to a notepad and as someone spoke I'd just leave response breadcrumbs for when they finished. Worked reasonably well.

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People are probably worried about you or scared of you.

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Insightful. I just got diagnosed like four months ago so I've got a lot of unmasking and learning to do.

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People brag about the times they were right, or the times they believe they were right. They won't mention the times when they were wrong, or will just convince themselves they were right about something. If they brag to the right people, they can make a living out of it.

Laurel Raven

A friend/co-worker has a trick he uses that I thought was pretty clever, though it only works if you're nearsighted: he takes off his glasses so he can't see your eyes but looks like he's making eye contact