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Related to this is one of my favorite articles: https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2003/03/caring-for-your-introvert/302696/ https://www.theatlantic.c
by wglb 7y ago
Related to this is one of my favorite articles: https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2003/03/caring-for-your-introvert/302696/ https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2003/03/caring-.... A year ago, my wife and I ran into a friend of hers who seemed hard to get to know better. On a hunch, I pulled up this article, and she scrolled through it and was like "yup, yup, yup, yup". She hadn't been able to articulate that for herself.
A related book is https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quiet:_The_Power_of_Introverts_in_a_World_That_Can%27t_Stop_Talking https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quiet:_The_Power_of_Introverts.... The title kind of says it all.
- yasp 7y agoMy understanding is that most people with ASD are in fact not "natural" introverts, perversely enough. That is to say, were it not for their poor social skills, they would be extroverts.
- sylk 7y agoRings true for me, I've worked hard to socialize and try to talk to a stranger everyday for at least 30 minutes. It's painless now, and I'm loving where I've come along my journey. It's been hard, but really well worth it. It all started with me working in a call center 7 years ago...