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+A '''phatic expression''' is speech used for social or emotive purposes rather than for communicating information.<ref>[https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/phatic Definition of ''phatic'' by Merriam-Webster]</ref> In other words, these are phrases or exchanges that are intended to show a willingness to maintain basic social connection (instead of non-communication or outright hostility). Phatic expressions are not about the [[Literal interpretation|literal meaning]] of the words but rather about the [[Implication|implied nonverbal subtext]]. The most common example of a phatic expression used in daily communication is "How are you?".
-A lot of [[Allism|allistic]] communication is phatic in nature. The tendency of [[Autism|autistic]] people to take things literally is one of the many reasons for [[Double empathy problem|frequent misunderstandings]] between those two [[Neurodiversity|neurotypes]].
+A lot of [[Allism|allistic]] communication is phatic in nature. The tendency of [[Autism|autistic]] people to take things literally is one of the many reasons for [[Double empathy problem|frequent misunderstandings]] between those two [[Neurodiversity|neurotypes]]. However, both allistic and autistic people may use phatic expressions. Autistic people may use these expressions as part of [[Masking]] or [[Scripting]] to imitate an allistic communication style.
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	A '''phatic expression''' is speech used for social or emotive purposes rather than for communicating information.<ref>[https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/phatic Definition of ''phatic'' by Merriam-Webster]</ref> Phatic expressions are not about the ''literal meaning'' of the words but rather about the ''implied nonverbal subtext''.		A '''phatic expression''' is speech used for social or emotive purposes rather than for communicating information.<ref>[https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/phatic Definition of ''phatic'' by Merriam-Webster]</ref> Phatic expressions are not about the [[Literal interpretation\|literal meaning]] of the words but rather about the [[Implication\|implied nonverbal subtext]].

	A lot of [[Allism\|allistic]] communication is phatic in nature. The tendency of [[Autism\|autistic]] people to ~~[[Literal interpretation\|~~take things literally]] is one of the many reasons for [[Double empathy problem\|frequent misunderstandings]] between those two [[Neurodiversity\|neurotypes]].		A lot of [[Allism\|allistic]] communication is phatic in nature. The tendency of [[Autism\|autistic]] people to take things literally is one of the many reasons for [[Double empathy problem\|frequent misunderstandings]] between those two [[Neurodiversity\|neurotypes]].

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A '''phatic expression''' is speech used for social or emotive purposes rather than for communicating information.<ref>[https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/phatic Definition of ''phatic'' by Merriam-Webster]</ref> Phatic expressions are not about the ''literal meaning'' of the words but rather about the ''implied nonverbal subtext''.

A lot of [[Allism|allistic]] communication is phatic in nature. The tendency of [[Autism|autistic]] people to [[Literal interpretation|take things literally]] is one of the many reasons for [[Double empathy problem|frequent misunderstandings]] between those two [[Neurodiversity|neurotypes]].

== See also ==

* [[Literal interpretation]]
* [[Responding to "How are you?"]]

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Phatic expression - Revision history

172.30.4.194: Greatly expanded on page, including reasons why phatic expressions exist, common phatic expressions, and how to interact with phatic expressions in daily communication.

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