Yes, it can be seen as an avoidance behavior although I personally tend to rather see it as a workaround. You're not avoiding the situation, you're using technology to your advantage to get involved in the situation, which is in my opinion, slightly different. A lot of PWS are relying on avoidance anyway: if they could have some trick helping them getting started making a call, maybe they could get enough confidence to actually make more calls and then gain more confidence and self-esteem in return, which could make them stop relying on the recordings eventually (since definitely not an entire call can be predicted, the PWS would have to speak by himself for a large part of the call). We can see it as an avoidance behavior, but which is preferable? Making the call with some "cheating" or not making the call at all because "it is just too hard and emotionally damaging", or relying on a relative to do it for you? Which is the most destructive for one's self-image and which offers the most experience? Obviously, each of us is different and may feel differently about this, but the sad truth is that a lot of PWS are not in a state of mind where they are able/willing to get rid of avoidance completely yet. It takes time and a lot of personal introspection to get there, it can possibly take months or years and not everybody is able to think "I don't care about it anymore. If a block happens, so be it." like some PWS say they now do...