DuckRabbit
Well-Known Member
Does anyone else encounter conflict or non-response from the world because of writing overly long emails?
Could this be due to ASC hardwiring which predisposes ASC individuals to seeing many inter-related issues, noticing many details and deeming them relevant? Also just finding so many things new and fascinating to communicate about, which perhaps the recipients find extraneous, unimportant, irrelevant or old-hat?
Or could this just be an affliction of ASC individuals who enjoy writing? I know many on this forum enjoy creative writing so could it just be that - a naturally literary type trying to email people who aren't so interested in expressing things in words?
A third interpretation could be that ASC individuals feel connected to others due to common humanity, so they don't have the proper reserves to treat others as strangers, which means that end up emailing them in an over-familiar way, which other people view as odd or inappropriate. The ASC individual has failed to factor in how much (actually how little) other people are willing to invest in reading and responding to an email of a mere acquaintance or stranger?
Does anyone have any strategies for resisting or avoiding overly long emails? Or are the emails correct but the world at fault for having such a short attention-span?
Any reflections you have on the finding of 'disproportionate and unbalanced correspondence' would be welcome. FYI: "ASC" = Autistic Spectrum Conditions.
Could this be due to ASC hardwiring which predisposes ASC individuals to seeing many inter-related issues, noticing many details and deeming them relevant? Also just finding so many things new and fascinating to communicate about, which perhaps the recipients find extraneous, unimportant, irrelevant or old-hat?
Or could this just be an affliction of ASC individuals who enjoy writing? I know many on this forum enjoy creative writing so could it just be that - a naturally literary type trying to email people who aren't so interested in expressing things in words?
A third interpretation could be that ASC individuals feel connected to others due to common humanity, so they don't have the proper reserves to treat others as strangers, which means that end up emailing them in an over-familiar way, which other people view as odd or inappropriate. The ASC individual has failed to factor in how much (actually how little) other people are willing to invest in reading and responding to an email of a mere acquaintance or stranger?
Does anyone have any strategies for resisting or avoiding overly long emails? Or are the emails correct but the world at fault for having such a short attention-span?
Any reflections you have on the finding of 'disproportionate and unbalanced correspondence' would be welcome. FYI: "ASC" = Autistic Spectrum Conditions.