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10 Jan 2011, 8:23 pm

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Has anyone else noticed, that the spelling and grammar on this forum seems to be, on average, at an infinitely higher level than pretty much every other discussion forum on the internet? Socially, yes, Asperger's and Autism may be a severe burden, but in many other ways, not so much. You're all very intelligent.


I noticed. Mine is usually better when I'm paying more attention. It's just interesting to me because IRL, when I'm talking I don't express myself as well as in writing. Not that that's unusual for someone with AS, it's just interesting to me to look at posts and think "I wonder what he/she sounds like in person."


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10 Jan 2011, 11:01 pm

aghogday wrote:
I've noticed more grammar police here than at other forums. I had a hard time presenting ideas in a verbal or written form until computers came along. I understood things in my mind and was good at the input but the output was hard. Computers helped. While my handwriting skills were horrible, typing was easy. I think the ability to back space and correct compensates for issues with short term memory/executive functioning and handwriting. Motor skills for handwriting are more complex than typing.


This so much. Being able to flesh out my thoughts online in various forms of textual conversations makes it easier for me to access those thoughts verbally, although I still have an easier time with writing than I do with speaking, and I don't even bother with handwriting beyond the occasional notes.

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Back in the old days when I was fully mainstreamed into the world, I wouldn't of given this a second thought. Now when I see grammar police it seems a little like academic bullying rather than social bullying. It's hard not having good social skills, but having lower academic skills and lower social skills is a larger hurdle.


I agree with this. It often seems derailing to nitpick someone's grammar and spelling even though what they wrote is very likely fairly easy to read.