Why I’m scared of Lilith

Oof! Things like that tend to be shit, even for non-autistic people, so I can imagine they’re even worse for people who are.

I thought more something for social skills, what cues to look out for that you may not know and can learn as a skill, also how to use frames, as defined here, for example.

Everything you do, and wear, the kinds of words you use, the speed and pitch of your speech, even your body language, is a code telling other people how to treat you.

Very few people have that code perfected, most of us can learn a thing or two, and in some cases (and I was one) more than that, then see amazing results.

For example I put some stuff I’ve used in the past here: Eva’s guide to social climbing. I wasn’t born knowing these things, I learned them, I modelled them, I’ve even been known to sit down with a piece of paper and note down what someone does, how they do it, and what effect it creates that I want for myself.

I’m deeply weird.

But it gets positive results. Even done imperfectly, you have a starting point.

Also, take photos and video of yourself, any actor will do this for example to see what gestures they make give what impression, because all of your tiniest traits are sending blaring neon signals to other humans, Again, I did a post about this, and it’s material I have used, and continue to use, myself: 2 Little Tricks To Look Cool On Video & Meetings

Edit to add, I barely do this stuff any more, but for a while I worked on things in a really intense and focused way and it paid off. Don’t be afraid to treat this like a problem to solve, instead of some personal deficit. No-one’s perfect and most people are incredibly insecure, or neurotic, etc.

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