Autistic Monologues and the Modern Art of Conversation

So, you know the scene, if not from recent history, then from sometime in your autistic past…a group of your co-workers are gathered in the break room discussing XY or Z. In a wide-ranging, fast-moving, laugh-filled conversation (that you have barely been able to keep up with) filled with amazingly witty repartee, the kind of conversation among a group of people that, if you nail your entry, cements your application into THE FRIEND GROUP. Girding your courage and forcing your words, you spring into action and launch into your