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Kids on the spectrum--Does yours have a flat affect?
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<blockquote data-quote="trinityroyal" data-source="post: 359900" data-attributes="member: 3907"><p>With regard to expression, difficult child has learned to produce quite a bit of expression vocally and with gestures. However, his expressiveness is--dare I say it--cartoonish. It's almost like you're watching a real, live version of a Scooby-Doo cartoon. </p><p></p><p>For example, when difficult child wants to express surprise, he does an exaggerated double-take with a vigorous roll of the head. What husband and I call, "the wind-up...and, the delivery". The double-take is often accompanied by an exclamation, such as "What??!!" or "You're Kidding!!??" I often imagine those "ZAP" "POW" word bubbles from the 1960's Batman tv show appearing as difficult child expresses emotion.</p><p></p><p>With difficult child, I think that some if not all of the socialization training has been to his detriment, as so much of his emotional expression is so exaggerated as to appear phony, sometimes even sarcastic. It is awfully hard for people to tell whether difficult child means something or not, because he is so very ham-actor-ish.</p><p></p><p>My affect is pretty flat too, however my face naturally settles into something resembling a smile. As a result, no one seems to notice the flatness. I have been told that I'm "hard to read" sometimes, though. And I had a lot of elocution and public speaking training, so I don't have trouble with vocal expression. I do have trouble getting jokes sometimes, especially when the punch line relies on well understood social conventions. And I'm awfully bad at understanding sarcasm. The incongruity between the words and the facial expression just confuses me.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="trinityroyal, post: 359900, member: 3907"] With regard to expression, difficult child has learned to produce quite a bit of expression vocally and with gestures. However, his expressiveness is--dare I say it--cartoonish. It's almost like you're watching a real, live version of a Scooby-Doo cartoon. For example, when difficult child wants to express surprise, he does an exaggerated double-take with a vigorous roll of the head. What husband and I call, "the wind-up...and, the delivery". The double-take is often accompanied by an exclamation, such as "What??!!" or "You're Kidding!!??" I often imagine those "ZAP" "POW" word bubbles from the 1960's Batman tv show appearing as difficult child expresses emotion. With difficult child, I think that some if not all of the socialization training has been to his detriment, as so much of his emotional expression is so exaggerated as to appear phony, sometimes even sarcastic. It is awfully hard for people to tell whether difficult child means something or not, because he is so very ham-actor-ish. My affect is pretty flat too, however my face naturally settles into something resembling a smile. As a result, no one seems to notice the flatness. I have been told that I'm "hard to read" sometimes, though. And I had a lot of elocution and public speaking training, so I don't have trouble with vocal expression. I do have trouble getting jokes sometimes, especially when the punch line relies on well understood social conventions. And I'm awfully bad at understanding sarcasm. The incongruity between the words and the facial expression just confuses me. [/QUOTE]
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