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Disclaimer: Anything written here is not to be considered medical advice or to treat or diagnose any medical condition. I do not claim to be an expert on anything except myself and my own experiences. Anything written in this blog is available for anyone to try. It may or may not work since everyone on the spectrum is different. It may inspire someone to try something similar or spark a completely new idea.

Since I work a lot, I have to find efficient ways to learn about being social. To help me interact better with people, I watch movies on DVD. Romance comedies seem to work well. The one thing I stumbled across was the use of the DVD commentary. I would watch the movie as normal. Then rewatch it with the commentary. Depending on who’s commenting, one can find a lot of useful information that otherwise would have been missed. I rented Garden State from the library, which had commentaries from Zach Braff and Natalie Portman. Both actors were able to point out facial expressions and body actions that I never saw the first time and most likely would not have seen. They also comment on the scene and what the actors are doing in a way that others can not.

The only drawback, is that this would be a use of almost 4 hours of your time. In addition, streaming movies rarely have commentaries, so one would have to stick to DVDs. Borrowing DVDs from the library is a good option since it is free and most libraries have a good selection.