Autism Spectrum Disorder, ASD, neurotypicals, social norms, communication styles, social integration, neurodevelopmental disorders, autism, social relationships
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This document explores the challenges faced by individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) in adapting to neurotypical social norms and communication styles, and whether their integration is essential to avoid isolation.
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[...] Social Interaction Firstly, due to the different cognitive functioning of autistics and neurotypicals, communication can be complex or even impossible. Autistics must therefore have a significant mental energy. As we mentioned earlier, for people with no developmental disorder, conformity to established social norms is crucial because they direct the actions of the social categories they belong to. It is through these norms that they set the ways of acting, being, the particular methods of speaking, the ways of dressing, and the rituals imposed within the groups. [...]
[...] Introduction Individuals diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) or Autism (C.Prado, 2013) are recognizable through their difficulty, if not impossibility, to establish a relationship with others, social relationships. They do not have normal language or do not have it and behave in a repetitive and limited manner. They perform rigorous habits. ASDs are in the category of neurodevelopmental disorders and are the grouping of these disorders due to the variation of the form and gravity of the symptoms. Neurotypical individuals (ibid.) on the other hand are those who have a normal neurological functioning, having no neurodevelopmental disorder. [...]
[...] Solution against isolation In addition, non-autistic people tend to lean towards emotional communication and value their feelings from social experiences such as birthdays, sports matches with the intention of sharing them. Autistics must also adapt to this neurotypical communication in order to blend into the social crowd. Otherwise, they must start to take an interest in it. To live better with the universe of neurotypicals, it is essential for individuals with ASD to adapt to the rules that govern the various ways of communicating imposed by social norms. They can, for example, repeat what a neurotypical interlocutor says and value it. The rules of politeness are also welcome. [...]
