Guest guest Posted April 25, 2004 Report Share Posted April 25, 2004 Sandi wrote: > Yes, I've noticed myself doing this a lot. I think it's a way of > trying to blend in with others and do the 'right' thing. sandi Echopraxia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 25, 2004 Report Share Posted April 25, 2004 At 03:41 AM 4/25/2004 -0700, you wrote: >Sandi wrote: > > > Yes, I've noticed myself doing this a lot. I think it's a way of > > trying to blend in with others and do the 'right' thing. sandi > >Echopraxia. > > -jypsy ________________________________ Ooops....Wrong Planet! Syndrome Autism Spectrum Resources www.PlanetAutism.com jypsy@... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 25, 2004 Report Share Posted April 25, 2004 Camille wrote: >I dont' know about copying movements myself, but I copy speech >patterns and accents and it bothers me. I don't think I'm self-aware enough (especially of my body) to know whether I ever copy other people's movements. But I know I learned to " do talking " by imitating my sisters. Sometimes I suddenly hear their voices (one or the other of them) coming out of my mouth when I'm talkng to someone else, and it's an eerie feeling. But very helpful. Who knows what I'd sound like (probably " autistic " ) if I hadn't been able to model my voice on theirs. Not that sounding autistic is bad, obviously (and would be helpful in terms of self- understanding, certainly); but given that I was born in 1950, l'm probably lucky that I was able to grow up sounding as " normal " as I did (and do) even in my scripted speech with other people. Jane Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 25, 2004 Report Share Posted April 25, 2004 I do that a lot, and I'm beginning to avoid people again so I don't pick up their idiosyncrasies. I used to like to watch " normal " people and try to act like them, but now I have integrated the actions and phrases of a person that I now think is an idiot, and I can't get rid of it. Louis In my house, normal is only a setting on the dryer. From: Camille Hi, I dont' know about copying movements myself, but I copy speech patterns and accents and it bothers me. It's not all the time, but it feels like I am " channeling " the person. I sort of did this deliberately when I " became " my best friend in junior high. she was somewhat popular and liked me, and I felt like if I acted like her I would be cool. Didn't work. I was automatically imitating my lady boss most recently, it's a little creepy. Camille Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 29, 2004 Report Share Posted April 29, 2004 No, that is one of the problems I have, no close friends or significant other. I have asked a couple people who just say I'm " too shy " . Norah > > Reply-To: AutisticSpectrumTreeHouse > Date: Thu, 29 Apr 2004 12:05:23 -0700 (PDT) > To: AutisticSpectrumTreeHouse > Subject: Copying movements > > Hi Norah, > > Do you have a partner, or close friend who would honestly tell you? My partner > has helped me imensely with my awareness of my strenghts and weaknesses. > > Edmund Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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