EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT Shaun of the StimCelebrates:Fun with Literalism*Thursday, January 16, 20137pm - 9pm Eastern Standard Time | |||
Idioms Proverbs Euphemisms Sarcasm Exaggeration When others speak figuratively or loosely, what do we, on the Autism Spectrum, make of it? Come enjoy the literal interpretations of the expressions of others. What do these expressions make you think of? Join us as we discuss which examples have particularly confused us, which were baffling in the past but are useable to us now, which we understand but find too awkward, silly, or uncomfortable to use (and why), how we've learned about these expressions, and how we've handles it when things have sounded strange or unclear during a conversation. threads of conversation on WrongPlanet.net the online resource and community for Autism and Asperger's. One example: this thread |
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