Language and Aspergers

[andrewducker]

This very much sums up how I feel, on a semi-regular basis.  It's an article about how people with Aserpgers interpret language differently to people without, and how they find it difficult to deal with the subtleties that many people strew into language quite happily.

It's not a problem I have nearly as often as I used to - but I do run into people reading more into my language than I put there, or putting things into language that I don't spot.

It also sums up the sense of kinship and familiarity I felt on reading The Curious Case of the Dog in the Night-Time - not that I'm anywhere near that bad - but it reminded me quite a lot of how I felt as a child.

cheers to randomchris for the link.

Comments

[redbird]

I'm neurotypical, and I wouldn't say the imaginary person "intended" to get the commemorative cup, because if it was me I might say "I don't care if I get the commemorative cup" to indicate that if they're trying to save them, fine, give it to me in paper, just give me the great big drink. Some of us NTs don't care about commemorative cups.

The scenario also doesn't allow for distraction: "okay, yea, I'll pay a dollar extra" in the same way as if I, a regular customer, walked into the coffee shop and ordered the same hot chocolate I always get there, and they said "by the way, the price has gone up fifty cents" so I won't yell at them once they make it and charge me the higher price. "I don't care, I want the hot chocolate" is as plausible a response, for me, as "That's okay, I still want it" or "Never mind, that's too much."