The power of text

[Turk]

So, im not sure if this phenomenon relates to me, you or all Aspie's, but lets see where it takes us. There is no doubt, that a large number of you have a degree of intelligence, which is easily seen in what you write. What I see in addition to this, is someone's character and personality. In the choice of words, you are all so incredibly different. Its not the vocabulary used, but more the arrangement of words and punctuations. I cant say I see these distinct differences, within the rest of society. So im curious as to whether anyone else see's text as a 4th dimension, of character assessment, as I do. If others do see it, do you think that this ability stems back to our limited capacity to guage character, at a face to face level, and is some sort of compensating factor.

 

[King_Oni]

This is certainly a pretty interesting idea, though I think I notice this with non-aspies as well. It's just that I don't interact with them as much on a written basis like here on AC.

And the places I do interact with people where their neurotypical status isn't relevant, a lot of stuff is hardly revolving around "life essentials" and borders more towards certain specific vernacular regarding hobbies. What is funny though is that I can pick out a fair few people and tell them, in case of the tabletop/card games I play, what type of players they are and often also what kind of "faction" they like in said games.

 

[Judge]

What is funny though is that I can pick out a fair few people and tell them, in case of the tabletop/card games I play, what type of players they are and often also what kind of "faction" they like in said games.

That's interesting. As Aspie who can read game "tells". Cool.

 

[King_Oni]

That's interesting. As Aspie who can read game "tells". Cool.

I must add that this is relation to text, not neccesarily face to face. Though some probably give away a lot by their appearance as well, especially teens. They're more often attracted to the aesthetics and the image associated with certain things rather than playability (complaining how bad their faction of choice is, is the next step, lol)

 

[Judge]

I must add that this is relation to text, not neccesarily face to face. Though some probably give away a lot by their appearance as well, especially teens. They're more often attracted to the aesthetics and the image associated with certain things rather than playability (complaining how bad their faction of choice is, is the next step, lol)

So we're not talking about a conventional "tell". That makes more sense...still interesting though.

You have insight but on a different level. One more strategic.

 

[Aspieistj]

I am curious as to what I project in my written communication. I am a perfectionist and an intellectual snob, so I proofread everything. Still, I occasionally miss things, as in the research paper in which I wrote, "Thirty tears ago." No spell checker found the error in the substitution of tears for years. I am a terrible speller and typist and that drives me crazy because an occasional error gets through in spite of judicious proofreading. I simply don't understand people who don't care if their spoken and written communication contains errors. I am appalled when I catch my own errors. Mangling the English language is to me, akin to living in a filthy house or having poor personal hygiene. Communicating in English comes from my brain and it is unthinkable that I let my brain appear slovenly. I consider my incredible need to be accurate to being as Aspie but I don't know if this is true. Ah ha! I believe I have OCD regarding the use of language. I often "correct" mistakes in the books I read. So, fellow Aspies, what am I?

 

[Jordan]

I often find myself wondering why I use perfect punctuation. I always proof-read and I cannot help it. If say I am spending hours on writing a letter, I often change words that don't make sense. I could class myself as a perfectionist, because of my intellect with writing skills.

I could spend hours writing a letter because I'm either confused with the layout, or overly too perfect with the words I write. I also get confused with a task that has been set, and not sure on how it's laid out. I've always been trying to keep to keep to time constraints, but I often find myself working on that piece of work for a prolonged period of time. I often find myself doing one set task at a time. And loosing track of what else I have to do. I think that is also something to do with the battling of multiple tasks that any aspie faces.

Also, if I am in a busy social setting, I cannot concentrate. So it's even hard for me to actually put what I am thinking about into the task in hand. I often find myself being as accurate as possible, when other peers/students have moved onto other pieces of coursework.

I then revert to trying to complete the letter in a quiet place without noise. This allows me to concentrate on the task easily and manage it better.

I guess sensory issues could have some taking part in concentration skills and willingness to do things in perfect order without distractions or noise.