Bad as I am at reading facial expressions, one started to make repeat appearances when I told people about my autism diagnosis:
"Oh shit - how do I react? WHAT DO I SAY?!?"
I've experienced my fair share of that conversational panic myself, so, inspired by only slightly exaggerated real-life conversations, I took those moments and turned them into a guidebook.
Checkout some excerpts below and read the whole booklet here.
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