Autism and humour

[Misty Avich]

Offensive nicknames don't count as friendly nicknames.

 

[Jonn]

I've never had a nickname before.

I beg your pardon, Rat Gurl?

 

[Jumpinbare]

I guess I could try to get people to call me Nick...

 

[Ronald Zeeman]

I do not watch sitcoms most are silly are childish

 

[MROSS]

This is predominantly where I am coming from.
I joke mainly because I enjoy the dopamine hit through laughing.
If someone else enjoys it, it is a nice bonus.

Also, social laughing can be a bonding mechanism with the right people.
The ones who don't get me can simply skip over my posts.
To each their own. <shrug>

And, as I have mentioned in other threads, "Laughing is the best medicine" and it helps with the cruelty of "life, the universe, and everything".
There are actual studies showing the health benefits of humour.


https://neuroleadership.com/your-brain-at-work/neuroscience-laughter-at-work/

Personally, Mark Twain-like humor, slapstick, and dry humor - esp. bad puns!

 

[Jonn]

Personally, Mark Twain-like humor, slapstick, and dry humor - esp. bad puns!

Some ppl don't realise that the worse the bad pun is, the funnier, for some.
The "groan" factor is priceless.
It is one of those bonding situations.

 

[FayetheAspie]

Once at work, one of our ladder carts had a screw coming out of the ladder so I needed to inform management. With as somber a face as I could muster, I told one of the managers that I had something to confess. He braced himself for the worst and signaled for me to continue. I told him that the cart and I had something in common. He was puzzled by then. "We both have a screw loose," I finished. (In case anyone is not familiar with this saying, where I live "having a screw loose" means being crazy.)

 

[Shevek]

To a dog, pretending to throw the stick is funny once. After that, the game changes to "you chase me."

Laughing together is the most bonded state I have much experience at. I think it is a great relaxer all around, unless it is cruel to someone present.

 

[TikvaBall]

I use a lot of dark humor, which is making jokes about a bad situation in order to cope.

 

[DrBadStrings]

I use a lot of dark humor, which is making jokes about a bad situation in order to cope.

Dark humor and sarcasm are my default mask for dealing with Neurotypicals.

 

[Jonn]

Humour in an autistic community is fraught with dangers...
And part of that is due to so many on the spectrum having experienced social trauma in their lives.

 

[Jonn]

I use a lot of dark humor, which is making jokes about a bad situation in order to cope.

"Gallows Humour."
Unfortunately, many don't get it. <sigh>

During WWII, the Germans had a saying:

Spoiler

"Enjoy the war...
The peace will be dreadful..."