People with Asperger's autism often repeat things they've heard. Quotes from movies, games, and even other people will frequently pepper the speech of an autistic. Sometimes this can make people with Asperger's a bit hard to understand. We might say a quote that makes no sense to someone who doesn't know where the quote originated, or even confuse those who have. If someone is talking about the alphabet, I might say "A is for Amber who drowned in a pool," a quote from the song A Gorey Demise (yes, that's how you spell it.) But why I'm saying this and what I mean can be very hard for some people to understand, even if they have heard the song.
Much of what I say is a quote from somewhere or another because I wouldn't otherwise know how to correctly say or express certain things. How do you ask someone if they need help or not? When I was young, I had a lot of trouble with this. Just saying whatever came to mind wouldn't work. If I could think of anything at all, there was a good chance the person I was asking wouldn't understand what I meant. I have many times said something that makes perfect sense to me and baffles all others. Then one day, I saw a movie in which one character asks "May I be of assistance?" Ever since that day, I have asked "May I be of assistance?" when I'm wondering if someone needs help.
There are many situations when these quotes don't work as well as intended, like things that only make sense in the context of when it was originally said. Still, it's better than nothing, so we repeat.
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