dekaspace Report post Posted July 14, 2015 I have a neutral English accent normally and yet I am Scottish, I think that may come from growing up disliking most slang apart from "aye" and "ken" not that I outright hated slang but it felt confusing a little. When say I am drunk or in a rare moment of pure peace and serenity my natural Scots accent comes out. But other times I seem to unintentonally speak in accents I hear around me, I always remember at school when a Liverpool girl argued with me my voice changed so she thought I was mocking her and even at the time my brain was sore as I was trying to speak normally, I know a few Irish people and if they speak to me I am slightly aware of myself so make a effort not to try and sound Irish but over time it softens and I sound more Irish for example. Or local accents like I went to Edinburgh and sounded like a local, or when I was in Newcastle I sounded local(except not using slang) or when in London etc. The less aware of it the more I sound local, most of the time I can be aware so speak as close to my normal accent as possible but it does slip a little so people cant tell where am I from or assume I am from a little up North etc. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Livelife Report post Posted July 16, 2015 I find when people with strong accent are speaking especially if they are speaking fast I have difficulty in understanding them. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
classic codger Report post Posted July 17, 2015 I've always done the same. I'm sure that people think sometimes that I'm taking the p**s, and that can be unhelpful, but I think that it's really a part of that 'copy and paste' behaviour that we do to try and fit in. Now that I'm diagnosed, I just go with it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Livelife Report post Posted July 17, 2015 Just going with any situation eases the stress and anxiety created by trying to resist what you are, I think just excepting something for what it is will be the best way forward. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dgeorgea Report post Posted July 20, 2015 I have a neutral English accent normally and yet I am Scottish, I think that may come from growing up disliking most slang apart from "aye" and "ken" not that I outright hated slang but it felt confusing a little. When say I am drunk or in a rare moment of pure peace and serenity my natural Scots accent comes out. But other times I seem to unintentonally speak in accents I hear around me, I always remember at school when a Liverpool girl argued with me my voice changed so she thought I was mocking her and even at the time my brain was sore as I was trying to speak normally, I know a few Irish people and if they speak to me I am slightly aware of myself so make a effort not to try and sound Irish but over time it softens and I sound more Irish for example. Or local accents like I went to Edinburgh and sounded like a local, or when I was in Newcastle I sounded local(except not using slang) or when in London etc. The less aware of it the more I sound local, most of the time I can be aware so speak as close to my normal accent as possible but it does slip a little so people cant tell where am I from or assume I am from a little up North etc. It's called echolalia and is common with aspergers, though does not affect everyone. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Livelife Report post Posted July 22, 2015 I've never heard of echolalia before that's a new condition that I didn't know effected people with Aspergers. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dekaspace Report post Posted July 25, 2015 It's called echolalia and is common with aspergers, though does not affect everyone. Interesting, reading a little about it on wikipedia some of it makes sense to me, I often repeat what I say two or three times as I am unsure if I have said it right(in written form that means I write long paragraphs repeating things in different wording) and I need a television on in background even if I am using a computer and not even watching it for stimulation, with the tv off even with computer on I feel so sleepy I want to almost faint. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Livelife Report post Posted July 25, 2015 I've been reading about it and can relate to certain things about the condition. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites