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Autism and humour

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I've just watched some episodes of Elementary (season 4) where Sherlock is dating an autistic woman (who describes herself as neuro-atypical). His character's behaviour also suggests he is on the spectrum.

It suddenly hit me how serious they both are - neither seem capable of sharing a joke ( with each other or with other friends/ colleagues) and they never laugh.

My partner and I are both "neuro-atypical" and we share a well developed sense of humour. Over the years, I have cried a lot, been worried a lot, but have laughed a lot too.

I can't think of one autistic character on TV, in movies etc that has been portrayed as having a sense of humour. Surely it's not that uncommon?

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  • Hi Evan, glad someone gets what I'm on about. I liked Tubs and Edward too - very dark humour, but somehow endearing. If I fancy a can of coke, me and my partner tend to bring up the 'I can I can't?' joke. 

    One of my favourite films is Ghostbusters - I love the humour in it. (I heard Dan Ackroyd is on the spectrum?) I've always enjoyed both humour and science fiction & fantasy, so films like Men in Black and Independence Day that have both are hugely entertaining to me. I also like films that some people might think are a bit immature or in bad taste, such as Team America and Step Brothers.

    I rarely discuss with colleagues my interest in these films. I also like the original Star Wars movies, plus Doctor Who, Being Human, and Misfits (TV series) which many people might find strange for a 56 year old woman. At work I stick mainly to discussing food and clothes with the other women, as nutrition and design are two of my other interests.

    Yes, I'm in a long term relationship with another ND. We met when we were very young so I haven't had a serious long term relationship with an NT, therefore I cannot give a comparison. But I can tell you that we 'read' each other with ease and often find we're thinking the same thing or have the same ideas. Finding out we're both ND has enabled us to understand each other even better,: for instance, when we had arguments and I got upset I used to go mute, which made him cross as he wanted to talk things out. Now I tell him if I'm getting overloaded by emotions and he understands I need a quiet space to recover. I'm more aware of his environmental sensory problems and help him to reduce them as much as possible.

    I'm sure you know that we NDs are all different, so a relationship between two NDs obviously still requires commitment and compromise. It's not all romantic trips to the library and nights in watching box sets of Red Dwarf (ha, ha!)

    Hope my ramblings are helpful in some way, or at least interesting.

    Pixie

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  • Hi Evan, glad someone gets what I'm on about. I liked Tubs and Edward too - very dark humour, but somehow endearing. If I fancy a can of coke, me and my partner tend to bring up the 'I can I can't?' joke. 

    One of my favourite films is Ghostbusters - I love the humour in it. (I heard Dan Ackroyd is on the spectrum?) I've always enjoyed both humour and science fiction & fantasy, so films like Men in Black and Independence Day that have both are hugely entertaining to me. I also like films that some people might think are a bit immature or in bad taste, such as Team America and Step Brothers.

    I rarely discuss with colleagues my interest in these films. I also like the original Star Wars movies, plus Doctor Who, Being Human, and Misfits (TV series) which many people might find strange for a 56 year old woman. At work I stick mainly to discussing food and clothes with the other women, as nutrition and design are two of my other interests.

    Yes, I'm in a long term relationship with another ND. We met when we were very young so I haven't had a serious long term relationship with an NT, therefore I cannot give a comparison. But I can tell you that we 'read' each other with ease and often find we're thinking the same thing or have the same ideas. Finding out we're both ND has enabled us to understand each other even better,: for instance, when we had arguments and I got upset I used to go mute, which made him cross as he wanted to talk things out. Now I tell him if I'm getting overloaded by emotions and he understands I need a quiet space to recover. I'm more aware of his environmental sensory problems and help him to reduce them as much as possible.

    I'm sure you know that we NDs are all different, so a relationship between two NDs obviously still requires commitment and compromise. It's not all romantic trips to the library and nights in watching box sets of Red Dwarf (ha, ha!)

    Hope my ramblings are helpful in some way, or at least interesting.

    Pixie

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