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. 2020 May 28;29(3):1335–1360. doi: 10.1044/2020_AJSLP-19-00043
+2 I don't feel as if I'm holding back at all from social communication at work. I feel included and I genuinely enjoy it.
+1 I engage in most social interactions at work that would typically would. I enjoy them more than not, but still hold back and am not entirely comfortable.
0 I engage in social situations that I feel I ‘have to’ or that are really important, but others that I might enjoy I still avoid. I'm mostly involved but not entirely. While I don't particularly enjoy the situations, they are not miserable.
graphic file with name AJSLP-29-1335-i001.jpg Social interactions at work make me nervous and uncomfortable. I avoid most of them unless it is going to be really obvious or hurtful to someone if I avoid them. These interactions are a ‘duty’ but not enjoyable because I feel stressed.
−2 I avoid all social interaction at work that I possibly can, even if it risks offending other people. I feel miserable when I think about social interactions because of feeling nervous and self-conscious.