Guide To The Symptoms Of Asperger's Syndrome

Misses Social Cues, Jokes, And Sarcasm

An individual with Asperger's syndrome will often miss social cues, jokes, and sarcasm. They may have trouble interpreting a person's tone and take a joke too seriously. Similar to how it is sometimes challenging to understand tone through text on the internet, it can be difficult for Asperger's syndrome patients to understand tone in everyday conversation. Studies have been done in an attempt to explain why individuals with Asperger's syndrome have more trouble with understanding tone than the average person. One study showed that Asperger's syndrome patients do not follow the eye movements of others in a conversation to focus attention. This means that they may not be sure where another person is looking when they are conversing.

Individuals with Asperger's syndrome also do not spend much time watching people's faces in conversation. This may contribute to the struggles to follow social cues. Facial expression plays a big part in telling jokes and cueing other people. Often, individuals do not realize precisely how much their body language and facial expression contributes to their speech. It is hard for Asperger's syndrome patients to pick up social information based on their surroundings.

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