My brother has aspergers and can't do banter. But really surprises me when he's much more social conscious than myself sometimes. I think because he's had to learn social rules he can act out the right template even when the situation is stressful.

@@theodoreroosevelt7224 I have ASD that would have fallen into the aspergers category if I had been diagnosed earlier lol and I still can't do banter. In fact I pretty much despise it but at the end of the day I just don't engage and people who are close to me know I don't tolerate it. But yeah like, I understand social rules but I just think some of them are just.. borderline abusive, especially in the case of banter where I've noticed that it's often used as an excuse for bullying. Interestingly enough, I find Roasts to be a different beast altogether, despite having roughly the same premise. I think it's due to the fact that Roasts are far more clearly set up and the context far more clearly defined. Hell, there's usually even an announcement that "this is a roast" xD Banter is more on the fly and yeah.. urgh. No thanks lol.