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Allistic Communication (Part 2 of 4) (blog.izs.me)
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interesting series of blog posts about autistic vs. allistic communication styles and the double empathy problem:

  1. https://blog.izs.me/2025/11/ogc-1-what-is-occult-grammar/
  2. https://blog.izs.me/2025/11/ogc-2-allistic/
  3. https://blog.izs.me/2025/11/ogc-3-autistic/
  4. https://blog.izs.me/2025/11/ogc-4-conflict/
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[–] LetThereBeNick@lemmy.zip 1 points 9 hours ago

Meatspace, now with new smells™️

Aside from a social obligation to clear misunderstanding, infodumps can be interesting conversation. I personally strive to condense my stories to be very short, with "beg-the-question" hooks. No offense taken if they couldn't care less and we move on. It's a win if they have some barely adjacent experience to share