MichelleRM78 wrote:
This is just my POV (and I am NT), but a monotone comes across as phony and uninterested to me. My bf's son is very "robot like" with his monotone voice. When I first met him, and didn't know anything about AS, he came off as uncaring and phony. I didn't like it. That was my initial reaction. I suspect it comes across that way to other people as well.
At least you know now that monotone isn't phony and that some people can only speak like that.
I can add this to my list of when NT's have misunderstood autistics.
Aka. lack of eye contact....untrustworthiness.
Monotone......phony
Not speaking much.....not liking someone.
No wonder we get along so well.
I agree. I am glad I learned enough about AS to learn that-- because it was very difficult to connect with my bf's son at first. It's amazing how much we all misunderstand each other.