Sandy Bruce - grandmother of an Aspie, in fact - has set up an improv group, Shenanigans!, to help adolescents on the spectrum bring out their inner actors. It can really help young Aspies feel like we belong while practicing acting skills (many of us) possess - since we sometimes need to get along by imitating rather than fully understanding others' words and actions.
Improv can also help us learn to respond "on the fly" - that is, to situations we don't have a script for. People sometimes say and do unpredictable things, and it helps to develop our capacity to know what to do right away.
So if you even think you might have some talent or interest in improv, go ahead and try it!
H/T: Mark Bennett, respected criminal defense attorney.
H/T: Mark Bennett, respected criminal defense attorney.
1 comment:
This sounds like a great program! Personally, I count theater as being a huge component of what helped me to gain success in the social world. This is definitely an area that needs to be more explored.
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