tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4000895298055530988.post1299382484940727966..comments2023-04-14T13:30:11.826-04:00Comments on Thinkulous: Constraints and CreativityHarryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02731815508918636273noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4000895298055530988.post-91498835112278661462007-06-19T09:49:00.000-04:002007-06-19T09:49:00.000-04:00Muffy,So glad to receive your comments and notes. ...Muffy,<BR/><BR/>So glad to receive your comments and notes. Very interesting!<BR/><BR/>Yeah, small talk. That's an enemy to a lot of people! When I walk into a room full of people, it's so easy for me to start a conversation with someone (though I might have to force myself, depending on the circumstances). But I've had clients and friends who've helped me to understand what it's like to go utterly blank at that moment. "I *want* to say something. I just haven't the slightest idea *what* to say." It can be painful for them.<BR/><BR/>I'll learn much more about what it's like not to pick up body language once I start working with the kids.<BR/><BR/>We'll see how the theater games help. The idea makes intuitive sense, huh? This project's been very successful.<BR/><BR/>I don't think Asperger's folks' isses start with being afraid or anxious (although I think that sometimes enters in after the fact). I think it's more a kind of internal gear that's just not engaged. They have a "deficit," you know? But it doesn't mean it can't be addressed, improved. Sometimes wonderfully so, or so I hear.Harryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02731815508918636273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4000895298055530988.post-81681852150401026952007-06-19T08:42:00.000-04:002007-06-19T08:42:00.000-04:00What an interesting project! I suppose that Asberg...What an interesting project! I suppose that Asberger children have -- for whatever reason -- never internalized the social rules and regulations, especially the more subtle ones like small talk and body language.<BR/><BR/>I've never quite gotten the hang of these social subtleties either, and both of my parents have similar problems, and I can DEFINITELY say that none of us are "improvisers." I used to do drag shows with an improv troupe, and when it fell upon me to kill time or make a funny off-the-cuff quip, I never could. And I've always thought that learning to improvise might unlock those unused social graces.<BR/><BR/>For me, at least, it's the fear of saying something stupid or inappropriate that holds me back. Probably not the case with the Asberger children, though.<BR/><BR/>I'm curious about your insights during the project!<BR/><BR/>(Did they ever make you read Erving Goffmann in Psych? He wrote meticulously and elegantly about the "dramaturgical" elements of social presentation, very cool).Adam Thorntonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05634565262440008573noreply@blogger.com