Do you rehearse what you’re going to say in social situations?
As an example I go to the same cafe for breakfast nearly every morning and I always order the same thing, but every morning after I’ve parked my car as I’m walking the short distance to the cafe, I rehearse to myself what I’m going to order “Tofu and Smashed Avo and a Small Almond Latte”
Even though most of the staff know my order and just ask me if I want “My Usual”
And it’s not just at my cafe, I do it in most social situations
Do other Autistics do this?