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Let's Play AQ-10 • I know how to tell if someone listening to me is getting bored (sh.itjust.works)
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This is one of a series of discussion posts based on questions from the AQ-10 autism test.

5. I know how to tell if someone listening to me is getting bored.

  • Definitely Agree
  • Slightly Agree
  • Slightly Disagree
  • Definitely Disagree

Is this statement true for you? Can you think of any examples? Is it an easy or difficult question for you to answer?

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[–] octoperson@sh.itjust.works 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

So, do you go on too much about some niche topic that nobody else cares about? That stereotype really does not fit for me. My conversational style is to stay mostly quiet, try to look attentive, and daydream about the actually interesting things we could be talking about instead.

Can I actually spot boredom in real life conversations tho? You know, I think I can. And pretty often I'll be observing a typical NT conversation, and one of them will be visibly bored out of their mind, and the other will be completely oblivious. Could it be that the trait here is not being bad at spotting boredom, but being aware that you have that difficulty?

I'm going Slightly Agree