Social Skills

I sometimes feel awkward in social situations

• Always

• Often

• Sometimes

• Never

I feel comfortable maintaining eye contact when talking to people

• Yes, very comfortable

• Sometimes, but only if I know them

• I always feel a bit awkward about this

I find it easy to make 'small-talk' with people when I meet them for the first time

• Yes I always come up with things to say

• Sometimes there are awkward silences

• I never know what to say!

When someone complements me, I feel embarrassed and don't know how to act

• Always

• Sometimes

• Never

I start laughing or giggling when I feel awkward in a social situation

• I often do this!

• I sometimes do this

• I never do this

When I meet someone for the first time, I feel comfortable with how to greet them (e.g. what to say, whether to shake their hand etc.)

• Yes I am always comfortable

• Sometimes I feel awkward about this

• I never know how to act in these situations

If someone I have just met asks me a question, I respond confidently and will ask a question in return

• Yes I always do this.

• I sometimes do this

• I never do this!

I would feel more comfortable talking to someone via social media than 'in real life'

• Yes

• No

If I was at a social event I would be confident to go and talk to someone I had never met before.

• Yes I would do this

• I might do this

• No chance, I would just stay with people I know