"I find people confusing. The first main reason is that people do a lot of talking without using any words. The second main reason is that people often talk using metaphors."
Christopher, the main character in The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, describes his frustration with subjective body language and phrases that have more than one meaning. For example, his therapist told him that "if you raise one eyebrow it can mean lots of different things. It can mean 'I want to do sex with you' and it can also mean 'I think that what you just said was very stupid.'"
People with autism have the greatest difficulty with the use or pragmatics of language because of the number of social rules that exist within conversation and overall communication. These unwritten rules seem unclear and abstract because our society expects people to learn these rules without direct instruction. People with autism are oblivious to these rules and need help generalizing these standards into everyday communication.
Christopher, the main character in The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, describes his frustration with subjective body language and phrases that have more than one meaning. For example, his therapist told him that "if you raise one eyebrow it can mean lots of different things. It can mean 'I want to do sex with you' and it can also mean 'I think that what you just said was very stupid.'"
People with autism have the greatest difficulty with the use or pragmatics of language because of the number of social rules that exist within conversation and overall communication. These unwritten rules seem unclear and abstract because our society expects people to learn these rules without direct instruction. People with autism are oblivious to these rules and need help generalizing these standards into everyday communication.
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