Hello everyone

[elmander84]

Hello,
My name is Fran, I´m from Spain and my english it´s very bad.
I´m a student of occupational therapy at Málaga University, and this is my last year of career. Currently i´m working in an investigation about the different uses that autism and asperger people do with social networks (work, dating, entertainment,...(For that is the greater use?)).
I'm looking for the different uses of social networks and why.
For example:
- What is the greatest use (work, share experiences, tell problems, meet people with or without the same diagnosis, ...)
- If it is easier to keep online conversations than face to face and why (it's less stressful, more relaxing, ...)
Definitively, what benefits involves you to use social networks and why they are important in your life.

Again, I apologize for my English.

If you could help me, I'd be very grateful.

Thank you very much.

 

[Aspergirl4hire]

Hi, Fran, welcome to AC.

Your English is better than my Spanish, I can tell you that. I think if you roam through the forums and read through the posts and comments, you'll get a pretty good idea about how social networks do (and don't) support people with difficulties with socialization conventions and social motivation in general.

If this is for a research paper or schoolwork, you may want to try posting either a link to your blog/survey/website in the Research thread.If this is personal, my previous suggestion is probably more relevant.

In any case, welcome.

--A4H

 

[Christopher Nicholson]

I train people to do my job. I talk in front of groups of 4 to over 40 people. I am to do this with no problems, make jokes and answer questions. The bug issue is non scripted conversations or interactions. I can't talk to you unless it's about work. I get anxiety with a normal conversation I just honestly want the personal conversation to end. I talk 2 formal, even my emails to the people I train are 2 formal.

I don't have friends in stay locked in my room and can stay there forever if I didn't love work so much. So it's work, food, room.

 

[Suzanne]

Hello Fran and as aspergers4hire says, your English better than my Spanish, which is no existent. But think your language is beautiful. In fact, your English is fluent.

Social networking is both a blessing and curse, well to me, anyway. I am myself online and as I try to say: what is in my head, comes through the keyboard. What is in my head, gets stuck, as it tries to travel to my mouth and won't budge. But recently discover that I seem to have a natural ability with a script and although I cannot stand scrutiny, I take on acting the part which blocks faces out.

On the negative side, I could easily lock myself away and never venture outside and have my life online, but my faith stops this from happening which I know is good for me, even if it can be torture.

So really the world of Internet is more of a curse (even if I would rather it was not). Because if one is forced to do what they don't like, they can achieve much.

I am glad that when I was younger, there was no Internet, because I do seem to be able to balance out my usage, not always, but mostly.

Currently obsessed with doing this for a friend ie cross stitch. She is neurotypical and my only true face to face one.

 

[elmander84]

Hello again, thanks for your answers. I'll search the forums to see if I can find everything I want.
Thanks again

 

[StephF]

Hola !

 

[KinksFan]

Welcome to Aspies Central!

 

[StephF]

Buenos dios Fran, bienvenido a Aspie Central.

There are many nice people here.

 

[Walsie]

Hiya, and welcome. No need to apologise for your English, we understand you perfectly well. Cheers, and good luck with your research.