Social skills programs tend to teach autistic people "that they have to become normal in order to have friends. It’s not true. There are a lot of autistic people who have friends without becoming remotely normal. Oddness and friendship are entirely compatible."
https://realsocialskills.org/2017/10/04/autistic-people-can-have-friends/
https://realsocialskills.org/2017/10/04/autistic-people-can-have-friends/
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The wrong thing would be me wanting autistic people to learn social skills. I wish I was given classes for it.
Ideally, we wouldn't have to. We shouldn't. But we don't live in a fair world and I would rather adapt than be behind. I can't fault anyone for disagreeing
There was something wrong with me.
I needed more practice to fit in.
I was going to have a hard time making friends.
Me. I was the problem. Not the people who couldn’t think just a little bit differently. Feels good to unpack that.
It's SO much better than the shallow, dishonest communication style that passes for "normal".
It also seems to be a multilevel marketing operation. And note the marked lack of ethnic diversity in their photos....
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I think it's more about the confidence of the autistic person, not the lack of possible friends.
They have to put themselves out there, like I did.
I see too many that never leave home. 🥺