Published on 12, July, 2020
This thread is the result of a discussion with Out of Step but also something I've been thinking about this past year, since diagnosis.
Years ago, when my friend was diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome, as was, I skim read some of his book: The Complete Guide to Asperger's Syndrome by Tony Attwood.
One section resonated.
I can't check out the wording now as I don't own it but it was about how autistic people may not speak as non autistic people do and may not use the language commonly used by their peers.
They may, for example, use what used to be called 'BBC English' as my mother did and I do, despite being working class and having gone to working class schools.
We didn't pick up a local accent.
However, some people may pick up the accent but be fascinated by words and use uncommon words.
Also, when I was at school I used words no-one knew the meaning of.
I did actually use a dictionary a lot when I was reading and learnt these more unusual words (and mispronounced them, as I still do) so that's probably part of the reason why.
My mother also used words I'd never heard anyone else use and said that when she was young she would read the dictionary.
She also constantly used the old sayings and phrases (eg a stitch in time saves nine) and I find my speech peppered with these phrases and anachronistic words.
I think that this difference also extends to speech patterns.
Anyone else experience similar and have any knowledge about this to add?
Thanks.
There's nothing worse than when they keep pointlessly bleeping swear words out in a programme or a song, those progs or tracks need flushing down the lav. They're only words after all...who really, gives a *fook* these days??
It gives me great pleasure to say to myself under my breath in a voice like Captain Hastings "Oh bollocks" when something goes wrong.
After a quick Google. ...definitely the last one!
Blame it on the boom boom!
I am convinced 'inside' that I'm completely neutral-looking in interactions, out there, but my partner tells me I'm anything but. Apparently I often look like I'm seething, I'm not fuming to myself, but maybe my irritation with NTs is leaking out...because a lot of them, really are megaknobs! and there's no fancy words, in fact more likely a paucity of words, they just are MKs intrinsically!
out_of_step said:Fucking love them.
I was just re-typing my 'to do' list and was feeling rather overwhelmed.
Thank you for that light relief
Sense and Sensibilities........I feel a novel coming on?
Brill
Which one? The one who likes Richard? The one who liked to be called Whitehouse......or the one that hangs around the back door in accord to the gospel of Black Stone Cherry?
FINALLY - someone talking sense!!!!!!
I thought our Mary wouldve been all over it with her asteriskses
Heavens ! Thank goodness you didn't use a real swear...like fook.
LongFerret said:What do we think of swear-words?
*#*!£ing magnificent....if used with care and precision and with due regard to the sensibilities of the audience.
Fucking love them.
That's funny. or pulling a particular word out whenever you get the opportunity, how about 'promulgated'. I'm liking that one of late.
I'd be proud to have a conversation including 'discombobulated' whilst buying the milk, or rather handing over the milk on the other end of hearing your 'prophetic's, right on, much more interesting and not a knob or indeed megaknob at all IMHO!
I'll take your 'parochial' and raise you a 'cacography'...
What do we think of swear-words?
BassFace said:other people sound very over the top with their constant changes in pitch and volume - chill out and let me concentrate on what you're saying!
Yes, yes & yes.
When I am actually engaged with a conversation, I am often told that I sound aggressive, irritated, patronising and abrupt. This is not the case - I am merely being precise, careful and exacting in my speech to ensure that I am accurately communicating what my brain is trying to say.
It is very frustrating to me. I have two options = a) sound "normal" and speak loosely or b) be precise and then be accused of feeling and behaving in a way that I am not.
People told me that I spoke `posh' when I was younger. I think that's mainly because I speak fairly `flat' in conversation - although to me, I think I sound normal and other people sound very over the top with their constant changes in pitch and volume - chill out and let me concentrate on what you're saying! It's funny that you said about using all the old sayings and phrases. My mum uses a lot of these but I never usually say those because I am quite a literal person and I prefer to be exact. But I do make a lot of puns. I love word-play, word games and learning about linguistics. For example I really like this youtuber https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z7DuvWVazpk&ab_channel=DrGeoffLindsey. And I am very good at Scrabble because I have been playing it with my family since I was about 5 years old :)
L O L
And I'm definitely using M for megaknob!
E for existentialism!
I'm definitely using "E for electrolytes" from now on. Before now Ive said N for nougat and Y for yoghurt.
Number said:Yes - I'm as pleased as punch.......you and I are so different in many ways, yet we are also so clearly the same.
That’s great! I love the diversity of our autistic community! I am so glad you feel the same way…we really are Ausomely Autistic!
Number said:Hopefully some of your ausomeness and positivity will continue to rub off on me.
I hope so too! You are Ausome too even if you don’t realise it yet! Thanks for the compliment!