Autistic accent outside of English
I work in special ed and have noticed autistic “accents”. The “classic type” is the monotone type, equal emphasis on every word or syllable that can cause people not to notice emotion behind their speech. The other type I notice is the opposite where some speech is emphasized in an exaggerated or rhythmic way that can sound more emotional than the speaker feels.
English is stress timed where syllables have inconsistent lengths and speech has an inconsistent rhythm which often conveys meaning. Everyone has their own specific rhythm regardless of neurodivergence though I’ve noticed less flexibility for my students with autism.
What I’ve also noticed is people with foreign accents sounding more emotional or less emotional than they intend.
What I’m wondering is in languages with more consistent rhythm than English, is the autistic accent less noticeable?
Is there noticeable autistic accents in Spanish?
(Also anecdotally I have noticed my autistic students who have a non English home language have more of a foreign accent than their siblings. I don’t know what to make of that)