University of California Television (UCTV) video published Jan 2018.
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This looks quality. Is it at all possible that you can share some highlights of it? If not, I understand, no worries.
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It’s fairly detailed. A lot of brain scans etc are discussed. I’m not sure what the practical take home message of the video is.
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thanks for sharing. @tomasina he says we have impairment in social cue perception, emotion regulation and mentalizing (theory of mind).
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I guess I am socially disconnected. I can socialise with family and other people with MI. With people apart from that it is very difficult.
Here I see family and the nurse who comes to do my depot. They are trying to get me to do more socialising. Social services are in the process of seeing what’s available.
Personally I’m not overly driven to want to socialise. Most of the time I prefer my own company or just seeing family. Sometimes I get bored with my own company and that’s when I need company. It’s not really something that fits in with “Go and do X every Tuesday” though. As I might not want to be with company every Tuesday. I guess I’ve agreed to the socialisation stuff because that is something mental health services tend to push, and to keep on the right side of them.
Another factor with keeping my own company is that I struggle with the (unwritten) rules of social engagement . Mentally it can be quite a strain. This very much ties in with the autistic traits/NVLD for which I have had no recognition and no help and support.
It probably also accounts for my very poor social skills, but again there has never been any help with that.
It seems that mh services just think you need to go out and socialise and you’ll soon have a social network. The trouble is that for some of us the very act of socialising doesn’t come easily. We need help and support to do so that often/usually just isn’t there.
Loved the presentation.
I am a perfect socializer. But i have the approach problem. If i see a person walking towards me i get so scared…as if im about to be ripped appart.
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