Published on 12, July, 2020
Apparently, autistic people don’t understand sarcasm. This is of course absolutely true except for the fact that it isn’t. I've posted a *very* short video about this on my Autistic Not Alien channel on YouTube.
I'd be interested to know your thoughts on sarcasm.
Your video made me laugh, but unsurprisingly, took me until the end of the video to realise it was a joke. Very well done though!
Personally, I do struggle with jokes and the meaning of jokes, but can enjoy comedy and some forms of sarcasm. I am often the last to get a joke (again, not unsurprisingly!!), but I do try and laugh when I think people are trying to be funny. Although it doesn’t always work, such as when I laughed during a funeral when someone was doing their speech, but then got some odd looks when no one else was laughing. Apparently what they said wasn’t meant to be funny.
anyway, enjoyed your video about your assessment too. I really liked the words from Vicky Bliss, never seen that before and think it’s a perfect way to explain autism.
Glad I made you laugh! I'm used to being the last one in on the joke as well - not sure if that's a consolation. Yes, the words from Vicky Bliss are wonderful and so important.