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I've always been confused in social situations since I have HFA and I uphold my record of never letting anything beat me so I put mad amounts of effort into getting socially up to par with everyone. Even after I got diagnosed last year I still feel like I should overcome any social barriers. Heres an excellent tool which gives u an edge in not just social situations. Convince yourself that lifes a computer game (like GTA) thats all about having rough experiences and throwing yourself into things that some might call hard or bad. First off the computer game mentality makes you stop taking things seriously and as a result you dont care what people think of you and everything becomes real funny. The warrior mentality makes you jump into things you know you should do but might be scared of. For example getting up in front of the class to do a powerpoint presentation you'd think someone with HFA like me would avoid that at all costs but instead I volunteered to go up first and although I made a complete ass of it since it was my first pres ever I did it fearlessly and probably to the best of my abilities. I went way to fast and spoke robotically but I had no inhibitions so doing it was fun. ratbag, this is a great idea...I have a young son who loves video games and I know will understand the analogy. Thanks for sharingYea I came up with it outta necessity when times got rough and those so called rough times became a joke. I also used that analogy to help my eldest son remember his toileting routine. When playing Super Mario Galaxy, he has to remember the goals and traps on each planet, and I encouraged him to use those same skills in every day life. He said, "Oh, so I should pretend that it's important" (games are important, toileting routine, not so much). Here's a website about using digital technology to promote various skills: http://www.learningworksforkids.com
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