The one thing that all autists seem to share is a deep β emotional, even visceral β commitment to honesty. It's what distinguishes us from allistics, and their trivial, meaningless nastiness in conversation and communication.
@PatternChaser @ScruffyDux @actuallyautistic I wouldnβt say that makes us better than allistics. If anything, Iβd argue it makes us more vulnerable to being exploited or used. π«€
@benjamincox @ScruffyDux @actuallyautistic
I didn't say it was better, did I?
And yes, we can be exploited in that way, but if the only alternative is NT dishonesty, I'll live with it.
@PatternChaser @ScruffyDux @actuallyautistic I felt the language you used implied it - apologies if I have misunderstood you. π
@benjamincox @ScruffyDux @actuallyautistic
π I'm #autistic (#AuDHD, actually). We don't use πππππππππππ, like NTs. We say (only) what we mean, and mean (only) what we say. π
Got a giggle out of picturing myself try to imply something. I "imply" that I like coffee by saying how much I like it and which kinds are my favorite, how I like to drink it, what times of the day I tend to have it, which stores have the best coffee if I have to get coffee out, etc etc.
@Claire
When we like something, we infodump. Not to show off our "superior knowledge", but to share our wonder and delight.
@PatternChaser @benjamincox @ScruffyDux @actuallyautistic
@UnknownOutrider @Claire @PatternChaser @benjamincox @ScruffyDux @actuallyautistic
Two questions.
Do you notice a big difference in written communication as compared to direct face to face with NTs?
Are there certain people you can communicate with at a MUCH higher rate of exchange ? Like a simultaneous info dump that feed off each other?
btw my nickname in the house is captain tangent and the info dump glee and 'honesty to a fault' is very familiar.
@PatrickWirth @UnknownOutrider @Claire @PatternChaser @benjamincox @ScruffyDux@fosstodon.org @actuallyautistic
I impressed a former boss beyond all reasonable bounds when I interrupted his rant about the stupid. clumsy, criminally negligent, worthless movers who had broken the feed tray on a (very expensive) printer and told him that I was actually the one who broke it.
