Aspergers and sarcasm

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I fully understand sarcasm and to say we do not is a bad myth.

I may find it hard at times to tell if somebody is being sarcastic or being serious.

I have found the people on this board to be a nice decent helpful bunch of people that are honest much like myself.

When a troll comes on I can spot them a mile away let us not feed them.

And fair play to the Wrong Planet moderation they acted fast.

Exactly. As my moniker reads, I am "Sgt. Sarcasm." I never understood how the "experts" can make such a bold claim about an entire group of individuals. I'm certain there are some NTs who cannot understand sarcasm (I've met more than a few myself).

I use sarcasm but often find it can confuse people unless I specify that I am using sarcasm at the time (especially online so I usually use [sarcasm][/sarcasm] brackets to clarify unless it is very obvious.

I can sometimes misread sarcasm though, although again, more so online than off of it.

I can be a bit ditzy sometimes!

I can miss the troll factor on occasion, especially if think they just want to discuss the paranormal/parapsychology or another area of interest to myself. I don't always realise they are not genuinely interested.

I got excited at one point as I thought there was going to be a parapsychological discussion and I have been meaning to update my reading on recent parapsychological theory.

Damn.

I often misunderstand sarcasm since I am unable to tell if the person is being serious or not. I am fully capable of being sarcastic, but must know someone well to be comfortable being sarcastic to them.

When I was a child, I didn't understand sarcasm at all. I often have to know the person or his beliefs before I can determine if he is using sarcasm. At first a thought that Stephen Colbert was being serious and I thought he was just some idiot.

Sometimes people don't realise when I'm being sarcastic.

Well, I can definitely say that I have trouble at times trying to recognise sarcasm i.e. whether a person is being serious or not, but not always; it would be wrong to say that I'm"none the wiser" of sarcasm, as I sometimes use it myself.

I have used sarcasm for many years. In fact, I learned years ago that many of my sarcastic remarks were, in reality, nothing more than simple statements of the truth that others seemed to be oblivious to.

I don't get sarcasm, and I don't think it's funny, I don't get it on any level.

As others have said, more or less, I have no problem understanding sarcasm once I recognize it... though I sometimes have trouble figuring out whether someone is being sarcastic or not. I'm the same way with figurative language -- I understand it just fine once I recognize it (I generally take it literally at first, realize it doesn't make much sense that way, then look for figurative interpretations... but it usually only takes a moment to figure it out).

I have no problems using sarcasm myself, though other people don't always notice unless I try to make it obvious (of course it's often more amusing to me if I don't).

I didn't know sarcasm existed until around grade 5 or 6.

Now I can usually recognize a very obviously sarcastic tone of voice but if it isn't obvious enough I have to rely on context. If context fails as well then I'll miss it. It's very rare that I fail to pick up on the context and the tone of voice at the same time but it has happened a few times.