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Neurotypical people often communicate along two separate channels:
Neurotypical people often communicate along two separate channels:


1. Words/content
* 1. Words/content
2. Vibes
* 2. Vibes


As an autistic person, I'm usually focused on just words/content. That means that as I'm talking I sometimes *accidentally* transmit negative vibes, or vibes that are out of line with the content of my speech. Or, when a neurotypical person is talking to me, sometimes they're only "sketching" with their words in a way that isn't meant to be taken literally; mainly, they're transmitting vibes that they hope I pick up on.
As an autistic person, I'm usually focused on just words/content. That means that as I'm talking I sometimes *accidentally* transmit negative vibes, or vibes that are out of line with the content of my speech. Or, when a neurotypical person is talking to me, sometimes they're only "sketching" with their words in a way that isn't meant to be taken literally; mainly, they're transmitting vibes that they hope I pick up on.


A major source of misunderstandings for me has been sending vibes I didn't mean to send, or neurotypical people sending vibes and expecting me to receive them.
A major source of misunderstandings for me has been sending vibes I didn't mean to send, or neurotypical people sending vibes and expecting me to receive them.

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NOTE: this is a mini stub article just to get things started!


Neurotypical people often communicate along two separate channels:

  • 1. Words/content
  • 2. Vibes

As an autistic person, I'm usually focused on just words/content. That means that as I'm talking I sometimes *accidentally* transmit negative vibes, or vibes that are out of line with the content of my speech. Or, when a neurotypical person is talking to me, sometimes they're only "sketching" with their words in a way that isn't meant to be taken literally; mainly, they're transmitting vibes that they hope I pick up on.

A major source of misunderstandings for me has been sending vibes I didn't mean to send, or neurotypical people sending vibes and expecting me to receive them.