: Several years ago all of it became practically second-nature. That said, what I do have to consciously, continuously work to monitor is for sarcasm, veiled hints and other "signals" being sent that normal people catch but I don't, and such.
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@thedisasterautist
I think a lot of neurotypical people are also extremely bad at this.
It is a skill that humans can be great at, but it takes conscious effort and practice to develop.
What amazes me is how good dogs are at spotting "bad man" :)
@ceorl: I am good at it. It never does any good, though, when I warn others. Usually they just get mad and tell me I have no idea what I'm talking about, even if I enunciate quite clearly and guide them through the red flags. It's always in the tiny details, like the eye movement, the body language, the situational word choices, choices in mirroring, and such that *do not match*, not to mention demonstrable behavior over time. That stuff screams at me.
@ceorl: I kinda suck but not as much as I used to at recognizing sarcasm IRL. I totally suck at it, far more often than not, in print/online.
@thedisasterautist
You seem to be looking at the right sorts of *tells* and at least aware that channel of communication exists.
Far too many folks seem unaware as senders or receivers that that channel even exists.
I am sure it is less intuitive to you, but you are applying your powers of observation and intelligence, which puts you ahead of many :)
@thedisasterautist DGS is not able to articulate it this clearly, but I believe he has tried to express a similar process. Weirdly for us "adults", it was far easier to suss out a lot of his emotions, if not actual thoughts, because he very openly displayed them. Now he's 14 and most of his inner life is just that - inner.