It's much easier to say something if you've practiced it beforehand, and that's never truer than when you're struggling with overload. I'm posting my favourite stock-phrases below. Use these, or think up your own, but I encourage you to have a handful of responses to standard situations, you can use when you can't think of how to explain why you can't cope. Please add your own in the comments! When mutism looms I'm autistic, and I'm losing my words. When people jabber instructions at you, and expect you to just remember. I'm just going to write that down and read ... Continue reading →
