They find it hard to decipher figures of speech, facial expressions and tones of voice, and are frequently (but unintentionally) concise and literal to the point of rudeness.

阿斯伯格患者对谈话中的双关语感到十分费解，他们对别人的面部表情以及说话的语调也不能解读。 他们过于钻牛角尖，过于咬文嚼字，以至于常常（并非有意地）得罪他人。