s an autistic person I script our conversation in my head and practice them over and over again because holding a conversation is difficult for me. Some times people go “off script” and say things that I wasn’t prepared for and it really throws me off. Suddenly I don’t know what to do or say and my communication deficits become extremely noticeable. Mentally scripting out conversations and practicing them over and over again in my head is exhausting but it’s the only way I am able to productivel

Scripting is very common for Autistic folks facing a social situation. Scripting is the process of preparing for social interactions by predicting what might be said and how you could respond. Scripting is usually a mental preparation, although some of us may write down what we want to say too (I do this for videos). I often prepare conversations that know will happen and go into a real interaction with a mental script I've rehearsed and hope to follow. I'm very adept at fitting in these anecdot