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Let's Play AQ-10 • I know how to tell if someone listening to me is getting bored (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) by octoperson@sh.itjust.works to c/autism@lemmy.world

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This is one of a series of discussion posts based on questions from the AQ-10 autism test.

5. I know how to tell if someone listening to me is getting bored.

Definitely Agree
Slightly Agree
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Is this statement true for you? Can you think of any examples? Is it an easy or difficult question for you to answer?

You can take the full AQ-10 test here. Note this test is intended as a quick screener, and cannot diagnose or rule out any condition on its own.

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[–] 342345@feddit.de 0 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

I wouldn't know if I don't notice it. So if I don't see it... huh.

I think I can tell, when I watch for hints like if the person is asking questions or adds something to the topic.

Somehow I tend to be overly cautious to not talk about things that bore people - I don't want to be annoying. And sometimes I don't want to spend the energy to talk about a topic of the other isn't interested. So it is the opposite?

When I don't pay close attention, when I feel the urge to tell something, to bring a point across or when I feel like talking about something, when it feels good to talk - then maybe.

What is hard for me, is to establish a connection on a personal level and to really get to know someone. Or find appropriate topics to speak about. But that is not within the frame of the question.