http://www.thatexplainseverything.com/experience/making-small-talk/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=making-small-talk A personal journey to understand Asperger's Syndrome and myself Mon, 19 Dec 2011 16:20:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.thatexplainseverything.com/experience/making-small-talk/#comment-1100 Isabel Espinal Thu, 12 Aug 2010 11:46:46 +0000 http://www.thatexplainseverything.com/?p=120#comment-1100 I just discovered what Aspergers is and feel like it "explains everything" for me too. There is so much that I can relate to. As far as small talk, I am 46 years old and have actually gotten good at small talk in many instances and actually even *enjoy* it many times. Really truly. I have learned to like it just like I learned to like the taste of lamb - I really and truly like to eat lamb now. Small talk has been an acquired taste, However, I feel like I am still learning, still trying to figure out what to say next. I am often left with this discomfort like the conversation ended too quickly because I got stuck. I just discovered what Aspergers is and feel like it “explains everything” for me too. There is so much that I can relate to. As far as small talk, I am 46 years old and have actually gotten good at small talk in many instances and actually even *enjoy* it many times. Really truly. I have learned to like it just like I learned to like the taste of lamb – I really and truly like to eat lamb now. Small talk has been an acquired taste, However, I feel like I am still learning, still trying to figure out what to say next. I am often left with this discomfort like the conversation ended too quickly because I got stuck.

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