People with AS process funny things faster than NTs?

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Do people with AS process funny things faster than NTs?

I remember a few instances where I am with a group of people and someone says something funny. I would laugh and then a split second later the laughter would finally come from the crowd. It seemed like the crowd had a "delayed laughter".

I remember thinking "Was that not supposed to be funny?" and then the delayed laughter finally came from the crowd.

I've noticed this a few times, I see the punchline coming and laugh before it arrives, then a few seconds later other people laugh too. But I don't think it's to do with autism. May be to do with being over-analytical?

I wish that this applied to me. Alas almost all humor goes straight over my head. With the possible exception of humor aimed for young Japanese school girls. Very odd considering I'm an American male in his 30s. Possibly it's because I'm rather naive in general Or it could also have to do with me just not understanding what is humorous about poking fun at someone or some group. Good for you two for not being that way though, it makes things even more awkward socially for me.

Just another single data point, but yes, if I consider it funny, I laugh about a second or two ahead of the majority of the other folks. Some people have told me that they don't think I "get" it if I laugh so quickly. I find that this often confuses the people I am with, because I won't laugh (maybe chuckle at most) if I don't find a particular joke funny.

I even had a discussion about this after a trip to a comedy club long ago. Other people thought it was impolite not to laugh at everything. I think that is just wrong. Audience reaction is feedback. I assume a conscientious comedy professional wants to continually improve his act, so genuine reactions are vital here. Not what you asked, exactly, but a pent-up rant!

i do not understand other people's humor.
i can not remember ever laughing or even smiling at a "joke" told to me.
sometimes i start to smile when i realize i am not smiling at their joke when i should be.

it is very difficult to explain.
like my boss told me a joke last week which i can not remember, and he searched my face for a smile and i remained deadpan because i did not see how it was funny, but then i started to find the fact that i did not find it funny...funny.
i started to smile because i thought it was quite funny that he was barking up the wrong tree by telling me a joke he thought i would understand.

then when he seemed gratified that he thought i was smiling at his joke i started to laugh because he thought my smile was about his joke, but it was really about his puzzled expression that i did not understand or respond to it.

he then chuckled and i started to laugh even harder because i saw him as a fool who was believing i was laughing at his original joke. i can not explain it well sorry.
we were on completely different wavelengths.

not necessarily i dont understand jokes easily EXCEPT for intellectual jokes. i laugh before the rest who look at at me puzzled.

I went insane at some point in the late 90's, realized how utterly ridiculous life is, I think trees are funny... so yeah, I tend to jump on jokes too. Though I prefer to finish them, or quip off funny addendums to statements.

In particular when I was playing Final Fantasy XI (MMORPG) with it's constant chatter, I loved pointing out and playing up amusing typing errors.

I'm the opposite. It often takes me ages to realise why something's funny, and even when I understand, my laughter is usually forced. I could find something really funny, but I still might not be naturally inclined to laugh.

Well, for me, I constantly processing multiple thoughts at a great speed. When I hear a joke, I can quickly gather, understand, and find humor in the joke before others. Sometimes when I'm able to conclude my understanding and search for humor rather quickly and that diminishes my appreciation for a joke that others may find very funny.

Some great examples of comedy IMO. There are three shows I always find funny, because, I often have all kinds of information in my memory to draw from in order to get each joke. Flatly, I feel that some jokes in these would not be understood by some people I know, but they laugh feeling that the emphasis in particular pieces of dialogue are meant to cue laughter. One of them (and an obvious one) is Big Bang Theory. Then Frasier. and Gilmore Girls. Some may argue with the last one, but with the electives I took in college, I was probably the only one in my house to understand a reference to the relationship of Alfred Stieglitz and Georgia O'Keeffe.

I always do this; I find innuendos in stuff waaay faster than just about all of my friends.

I pick up funny things faster than most people. It's because I have a wacky sense of humour.