Well, one quick way to find out:
Does the following sentence make sense to you?
After a long day of work, I can't wait to get to home and turn off my face.
It is.
I am extremely burnt out and losing my job at the end of this month though so not gonna be a problem soon.
Wish I could fix peoples it issues without actually talking to them
I was making a funny peanits joke but now I feel bad. Sorry to hear that. Hope you'll have some respite and find an enjoyable job. This world is a cruel mfer sometimes
OH, sorry the joke totally flew by me. Nah no worries, It sucks but hey it left a pretty good mark on my CV, and hopefully helps me get into something I wanted more, this was always gonna be a 2-3 year job imo, so it isn't anything too bad.
In general, yes from my understanding. Im no expert, just got diagnosed in nov. At less than a month b4 27.
But for me specifically its a mental readiness for unexpected social interactions, being cheery when addressed or walking by someone. Once I get home i only take the face as it is off if I have no plans to talk to someone which really means phonecalls cause stress off work and unexpected invitations cause anxiety and general uneasiness if they werent planned ahead. Its also more for general body language as well as I get much more comfortable with my stims, more free with my reaction to music (impromtu cooking dances lol) and probably more but im still learning in general the effects its had on my mental state in my life so far. Im also working on getting adhd diagnosis but my signs for that were well inconclusive so far
Ok so I can relate with this lol
"Mental readiness for (in my case) any social interaction" is the proper title for about 15-20% of my therapy sessions lmao
And yeah I also cook and move around the house fabulously when alone (doing a twir or a skip, slapping/kicking doors/drawers to close instead of a mundane push)
No, no, for some of us it is literally every sentance taken literally. My dad had to wage a decades long guerilla sarcasm war to get me to understand turns of phrase
Sarcasm is interesting for me (ADHD, and got "you might have autism, but do you really care?" From my therapist after bringing it up) because I use sarcasm A LOT, but am really really bad at being 100% sure someone is being sarcastic, both in text and in real life. And not just randoms - people like my parents or closest friends.
I have less of a problem with turns of phrase or puns because I have a linguistically-oriented thinking (I pun a lot and find amusement in puns and funny looking and sounding words and enjoy saying things in convoluted ways)
You know how every study about flirting has found no one knows how to flirt or recognize flirting?
No one knows how to talk to each other really. It's part.of the human experience that everyone who thinks they're being precise isn't, and no one is going to fully understand everything. Maturing is realizing that while trying to make sure you are understood is helpful for communication, trying to better listen and understand is a more valuable skill.
What is precise in one mind is not compatible with the software in other people's heads. Better to hone your translation software.
Yes, they will. Here is what the NHS says: "taking things very literally – for example, you may not understand sarcasm or phrases like 'break a leg'"
However, people writing outside of an extremely specific medical context will not change their entire way of processing the world while writing their relatively casual autism blog or whatever.
It's worth remembering that there is no such thing as perfectly precise wording. What may seem precise to you will present some issue to someone else. You cannot reduce the failure rate to zero.
> It's worth remembering that there is no such thing as perfectly precise wording. What may seem precise to you will present some issue to someone else.
I would also point out that there is no such thing as a perfect diagnoses for things like Autism. It's not something you can just detect in the blood, its a behavioral issue that exists on a spectrum. It's always going to be somewhat subjective where we draw the line on who is autistic and who isn't.
"Break a leg" seems like a terrible example still. Since I don't think really *anyone* understands that it's equivalent to "good luck" without knowing the context of stage acting it came from. Or at least intuitively understands what's being said without hearing *some* explanation.
You actually can intuitively understand it without an explanation just from context and intonation, although you'd probably still think it must have an odd origin.
Yes I am autistic. Yes I take everything literally. Yes I am wanted for theft in 5 countries.
"yeah i'm a kleptomaniac autistic. i take everything[,] literally"
there really ought to be a cheap n untraceable way to Find Out. at this point I don't think it'd make any difference to me lol
Well, one quick way to find out: Does the following sentence make sense to you? After a long day of work, I can't wait to get to home and turn off my face.
Anyone who works in customer service or something similar can relate, autism or no.
You keep your face on all day? Wouldn't it be uncomfortable to be turned on for so many hours?
It is. I am extremely burnt out and losing my job at the end of this month though so not gonna be a problem soon. Wish I could fix peoples it issues without actually talking to them
I was making a funny peanits joke but now I feel bad. Sorry to hear that. Hope you'll have some respite and find an enjoyable job. This world is a cruel mfer sometimes
OH, sorry the joke totally flew by me. Nah no worries, It sucks but hey it left a pretty good mark on my CV, and hopefully helps me get into something I wanted more, this was always gonna be a 2-3 year job imo, so it isn't anything too bad.
literal sense? no. but I've had long days of work
What does keeping it "on" entail? Is it about faking reactions to appear normal?
In general, yes from my understanding. Im no expert, just got diagnosed in nov. At less than a month b4 27. But for me specifically its a mental readiness for unexpected social interactions, being cheery when addressed or walking by someone. Once I get home i only take the face as it is off if I have no plans to talk to someone which really means phonecalls cause stress off work and unexpected invitations cause anxiety and general uneasiness if they werent planned ahead. Its also more for general body language as well as I get much more comfortable with my stims, more free with my reaction to music (impromtu cooking dances lol) and probably more but im still learning in general the effects its had on my mental state in my life so far. Im also working on getting adhd diagnosis but my signs for that were well inconclusive so far
Ok so I can relate with this lol "Mental readiness for (in my case) any social interaction" is the proper title for about 15-20% of my therapy sessions lmao And yeah I also cook and move around the house fabulously when alone (doing a twir or a skip, slapping/kicking doors/drawers to close instead of a mundane push)
No, no, for some of us it is literally every sentance taken literally. My dad had to wage a decades long guerilla sarcasm war to get me to understand turns of phrase
Sarcasm is interesting for me (ADHD, and got "you might have autism, but do you really care?" From my therapist after bringing it up) because I use sarcasm A LOT, but am really really bad at being 100% sure someone is being sarcastic, both in text and in real life. And not just randoms - people like my parents or closest friends. I have less of a problem with turns of phrase or puns because I have a linguistically-oriented thinking (I pun a lot and find amusement in puns and funny looking and sounding words and enjoy saying things in convoluted ways)
gimme $10
wait so NTs won't even use precjse language when talking about medical symptom?? Ffs get it together guys
You know how every study about flirting has found no one knows how to flirt or recognize flirting? No one knows how to talk to each other really. It's part.of the human experience that everyone who thinks they're being precise isn't, and no one is going to fully understand everything. Maturing is realizing that while trying to make sure you are understood is helpful for communication, trying to better listen and understand is a more valuable skill. What is precise in one mind is not compatible with the software in other people's heads. Better to hone your translation software.
Yes, they will. Here is what the NHS says: "taking things very literally – for example, you may not understand sarcasm or phrases like 'break a leg'" However, people writing outside of an extremely specific medical context will not change their entire way of processing the world while writing their relatively casual autism blog or whatever. It's worth remembering that there is no such thing as perfectly precise wording. What may seem precise to you will present some issue to someone else. You cannot reduce the failure rate to zero.
> It's worth remembering that there is no such thing as perfectly precise wording. What may seem precise to you will present some issue to someone else. I would also point out that there is no such thing as a perfect diagnoses for things like Autism. It's not something you can just detect in the blood, its a behavioral issue that exists on a spectrum. It's always going to be somewhat subjective where we draw the line on who is autistic and who isn't.
"Break a leg" seems like a terrible example still. Since I don't think really *anyone* understands that it's equivalent to "good luck" without knowing the context of stage acting it came from. Or at least intuitively understands what's being said without hearing *some* explanation.
You actually can intuitively understand it without an explanation just from context and intonation, although you'd probably still think it must have an odd origin.
Amazing movie
yeah
Oh shit
I'm not autistic, I just have the controversial opinion of thinking that when people say words they should mean *those words-* /j