Social Cues memes

When the school shooter pulls the fire alarm, and the autistic kid thinks it’s a rave party.

When the school shooter throws a smoke bomb into the classroom, and the autistic kid thinks it's a dance party.

I was 11 or 12 at the time.

Guy (passing me): "How are you doing?" Me, an autist: "Pretty bad honestly." Guy (continued walking past me) Me: ...

If you didn’t know, “what’s up” and “how are you doing” are phatic expressions in the United States, meaning that they’re said as greetings even though they literally mean something else.