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Do You Find It Useful To Write To Yourself?

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When I write to myself (normally about technical matters,) it helps me to understand and appreciate how differently my mind works, and how difficult it must be for someone "normal" to understand what I am trying to explain to them.......because I find it hard to use concise phrases and unobscured terms to express myself - even to myself?!

Personally, I do better at explaining myself verbally....but I certainly know that this is not common amongst autists?

How do you, most successfully, communicate complex things to other people.....and how can you know the answer to that question?

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  • The very fact I cannot prioritise what to post here as a response tells me the answer could be - verbally. This enables one to play around more if back and forth is available. However written obviously gives more processing time for presentation and content........

    If I can get thoughts in a row in my head of something I know, I am able to explain well verbally. It is frustrating when I have to "dive in" when the situation requires no other way. The latter I usually pick up on micro confusions of the receiver which isn't a problem but makes me uncomfortable.

    In written form,  my words are precise which one would think would make a concise text (it's not without trying and often removing extraneous words or phrases),  however this often may not be the case. I'm very aware of "how much" I write. There's a fine line between communicating the necessities in a satisfactory way and dumbing them down. In professional contexts it's important the receiver has understood so they know what expectations may lie ahead.

    My natural vernacular means I tend to use "every day" language although this is peppered with some obscurities (!) I don't think we should change what's natural to us.

    In some instances with 'relatively' complex information (but not technical), I start off with simpler terms and assess what is understood and build on that. Using prior knowledge of the receiver with familiar examples as a way in. Also using pictures, doing and finding out for themselves.

    Complex information can mean different things to different people both communicator and receiver, and be spoons dependant. Apologies if any of this is off the mark as you are asking about technical matters.

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  • The very fact I cannot prioritise what to post here as a response tells me the answer could be - verbally. This enables one to play around more if back and forth is available. However written obviously gives more processing time for presentation and content........

    If I can get thoughts in a row in my head of something I know, I am able to explain well verbally. It is frustrating when I have to "dive in" when the situation requires no other way. The latter I usually pick up on micro confusions of the receiver which isn't a problem but makes me uncomfortable.

    In written form,  my words are precise which one would think would make a concise text (it's not without trying and often removing extraneous words or phrases),  however this often may not be the case. I'm very aware of "how much" I write. There's a fine line between communicating the necessities in a satisfactory way and dumbing them down. In professional contexts it's important the receiver has understood so they know what expectations may lie ahead.

    My natural vernacular means I tend to use "every day" language although this is peppered with some obscurities (!) I don't think we should change what's natural to us.

    In some instances with 'relatively' complex information (but not technical), I start off with simpler terms and assess what is understood and build on that. Using prior knowledge of the receiver with familiar examples as a way in. Also using pictures, doing and finding out for themselves.

    Complex information can mean different things to different people both communicator and receiver, and be spoons dependant. Apologies if any of this is off the mark as you are asking about technical matters.

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