I relate so much to the joke thing. As an autistic person, recognizing jokes is for me often difficult. But more than just difficult, it’s stressful. Because unless I know for sure something is a joke, I have to think and think and think about it.

Which means I can’t relax. Instead, I will feel stressed and on edge, because I’m not sure what’s going on.

That doesn’t mean I don’t like jokes, quite the contrary. I enjoy when people tell them, and I make them.

I just get stressed having to work out if something is a joke or if it isn’t. I know that’s easy for most people, but it’s not easy for me. It takes a lot of mental work.