Autism - Asking Questions
I find it hard asking questions of people in conversations because
i) It seems impertinent. Asking questions is asking someone to reveal himself/herself and I worry that I am being too forward or that they will think I want to have sex with them.
ii) I am giving them control of the conversation. They will have the floor and I will have to wait for them to finish. I like to make a contribution to feel worthwhile. They might talk for ages on a topic I find tedious. They might start bragging about their achievements and make me feel small, inadequate or hard done by.
iii) I like to talk myself. I generally have hundreds of words and emotions and memories that I want to talk about and get off my chest (although, when I get an opportunity I can never remember a single one).
I find it hard asking questions of people in conversations because
i) It seems impertinent. Asking questions is asking someone to reveal himself/herself and I worry that I am being too forward or that they will think I want to have sex with them.
ii) I am giving them control of the conversation. They will have the floor and I will have to wait for them to finish. I like to make a contribution to feel worthwhile. They might talk for ages on a topic I find tedious. They might start bragging about their achievements and make me feel small, inadequate or hard done by.
iii) I like to talk myself. I generally have hundreds of words and emotions and memories that I want to talk about and get off my chest (although, when I get an opportunity I can never remember a single one).
