Son Switches On and Off

[Anonymous]

A lot of people dislike small talk. I'm a female and get super tired of fake schmoozing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:DS has never been much of a talker and he has always had friends all throughout his childhood. But a problem that we have been having is that he'll act outgoing to some people but then give one word responses to others. For example, he has no problem talking to a professional in his field for hours on end and he passes most internship interviews for competitive positions. But when we are in a public setting where everyone is socializing, he just sits there until someone comes to talk to him. He says that if he wants to talk to that someone, he will go up to them, but if there isn't anyone, he doesn't care what they think about him. Also, if someone who he doesn't want to talk to starts a conversation with him, he gives one sentence responses. He says, "I just don't want to talk to them." Is this common in other's kids?

Oh so this isn't normal?

[Anonymous]

Social anxiety.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So he talks to people he's interested in. Sounds like he's an introvert. This is not a problem - it's just a problem for you.

dp Sounds like he is rude though. I guess he doesn't mind being known as the Ahole because that's what he is

[Anonymous]

Weak social skills.

Do you think it was from COVID isolation or too much computer time?

(My DD does not share his problem, but she has her own.)

[Anonymous]

Ask him how he can know they are not worth talking to, until he talks to them?

He can’t tell who is interesting, fun, kind or like him based solely on looks.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Spectrum

This

Anyone in the family also on the autism spectrum op?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Ask him how he can know they are not worth talking to, until he talks to them?

He can’t tell who is interesting, fun, kind or like him based solely on looks.

What are you replying to?

[Anonymous]

When we lived ina civilized society, this was called "not suffering fools gladly".

[Anonymous]

This is a common behavior pattern known as "introversion" about 1 in 3 people have it