Reversing phrases or sections of words

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I have this crazy way of dealing with sensory overload in conversation, I will often repeat phrases said by others echolalia style especially if I'm taken by suprise by a question. When I become engaged in low grade small talk I tend to start reversing words, sentences, whole phrases even. Example would be "dretting a gink" means "getting a drink". I will do this more and more until not one word I speak comes out normally and it annoys the "CARP" out of people. Maybe I do it as some way of saying this talking means absolutely nothing and serves no purpose so why talk at all except to talk rubbish, theres no point!

I quite often get the feeling that talking is not nessesary to communicate. I sometimes just anticipate what someone is going to say and then feel like I'm just waiting impatiently for them to speak the actual words out. I would probably have thought of an answer to what they were going to say before they say it and it would be a very short answer, maybe just one word. I believe one of three statements are all that are required for an answer, YES, NO, I DON'T KNOW and if I don't know then don't keep pressing me because I wont suddenly change and know.

Does anyone else mix up words and phrases in a similar way or do you have another strange way of dealing with small talk?

I'm just very interested to know if I am the only person with AS who does this.

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The mix up happens more during overload type moments, when I am asked questions at work and i know what to say but I can't get it out. Then I mix part of words or say the words in the wrong part of a sentence...no tips on dealing with this. Perhaps i need to slow down (but then when I slow down I was once told "just get it out. we're in a hurry here".

Those are called Spoonerisms named after a professor who was famous for them.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Archibald_Spooner

sorry it won't link-but you can google or I'll try again.

Here are some of his best:
* "Three cheers for our queer old dean!" (dear old queen, referring to Queen Victoria)
* "Is it kisstomary to cuss the bride?" (customary to kiss)
* "The Lord is a shoving leopard." (a loving shepherd)
* "A blushing crow." (crushing blow)
* "A well-boiled icicle" (well-oiled bicycle)
* "You were fighting a liar in the quadrangle." (lighting a fire)
* "Is the bean dizzy?" (dean busy)
* "Someone is occupewing my pie. Please sew me to another sheet." (occupying my pew...show me to another seat)
* "You have hissed all my mystery lectures. You have tasted a whole worm. Please leave Oxford on the next town drain." (missed...history, wasted...term, down train)[7]

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Hey thanks Aimless, I had no idea that guy or a name for it ever existed, his phrases are just like mine