So, it's often said that people with Aspergers don't grasp sarcasm. But I'm not sure why.
In my own experience, it's not true. I can be extremely sarcastic.
However, my experience aside, I don't know why Aspergers would lead anyone to be *less* sarcastic. Presumably, the thinking is that we don't pick up on the subtle cues and facial/tonal gestures that tell us someone isn't being serious.
Yet, we also have a great grasp of language.
For me, I think I actually see far more cues and am aware of far more possible meanings to a sentence. So, perhaps that's the problem? Perhaps we see and intuit more that NT, so it's difficult for us to narrow down to one possible meaning?
Anyone have thoughts on this? Is anyone aware of research on this topic?
In my own experience, it's not true. I can be extremely sarcastic.
However, my experience aside, I don't know why Aspergers would lead anyone to be *less* sarcastic. Presumably, the thinking is that we don't pick up on the subtle cues and facial/tonal gestures that tell us someone isn't being serious.
Yet, we also have a great grasp of language.
For me, I think I actually see far more cues and am aware of far more possible meanings to a sentence. So, perhaps that's the problem? Perhaps we see and intuit more that NT, so it's difficult for us to narrow down to one possible meaning?
Anyone have thoughts on this? Is anyone aware of research on this topic?