Articulate Aspies?

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Hey everybody! I'm Andy, fairly new here.

I've been trawling through a lot of posts here for a while now, and it just struck me; compared to any other website/forum I've ever been on, the people on Wrong Planet have an unusually high level of spelling & grammar. Is this an aspie thing? I know I've always been very fussy about my spelling.

Is it a sign of our overall higher level of intelligence, or our stubborn perfectionist natures?

Just curious!

I get upset over the misuse of words. I don't like it when words start to mean something other than what they have meant for the last few centuries.

I have a good grasp of spelling but sometimes i type too fast and forget to check my mistakes.

I find it easier to read something when the grammar is correct, so I like to make sure that my grammar is as good as possible.

I was a very good speller in school, and still am. Grammar and punctuation was something that I worked on in college. It should be of no surprise to anyone if they are good at spelling.

I am fairly articulate, generally more through writing than speaking. Always enjoyed reading and writing, and I've always been good at spelling. I am considering becoming a proofreader, going to start a course on Tuesday which is for people with Asperger's, and should help me work out how to get into proofreading.

I think it's down to us being perfectionists.
I'm dyslexic, so I spend a while spell checking everything when I type.

I, for one, have always been particular about spelling and grammar. It is very hard for me to read text where there is an abundance of misspellings, misuse of words, and a lack of punctuation. I may not always utilize perfect grammar or spelling, but I try to, at least, make my writing coherent. I have had several people comment about my overly formal text messages, and I have, on several occasions, used words that my phone did not recognize as words. The most recent incident of this was when I used assuage in a text a few days ago.

I spell-check my grammar and punctuation multiple times before posting. If I don't my writing is hard to understand. Trying to explain myself verbally is already a pain in the ass as it is.

Its a self selecting group really- AS people tend to be above average IQ and thus more likely to be highly educated.

Im extremely articulate on a 'good' day, and have unusual speech patterns and vocab- rather floral, in fact (ha ha <- i think even using 'floral' is a little unusual) tho i can also be mute.

We probably tend to read more than the average person, so absorb gramma even more.

Paradoxically, dyslexia is common in aspies- i am and my spelling is horrible.
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I do not think myself to be particularly picky in terms of grammar and diction, but I do tend to correct people and I do not mean it in a bad way, but it tends to be taken that way. I am not generally offended by bad grammar or pronunciation, my spoken language skills are actually a bit poor since I tend to have problems actually understanding entire words rather than putting sounds together.

I'm a lot better in writing than in spontaneous speech. Or even non-spontaneous speech

I've never used other forums and can't really compare WP with others.

I think that the tendency to be perfectionistic makes many people with AS good at grammar and spelling. But I also think there is a correlation between perfectionism and intelligence, too, though I have no evidence for that.

English is my second language. So I can't really complain about other people's bad spelling and grammar though I always try to speak and write as correctly as I can.

As others have said, there is a generally higher level of intelligence among people with high-functioning autism, and that notwithstanding, there is also a general tendency toward adherence to systems, such as spelling and grammar, and toward perfectionism. I think your explanation was a good one.

Mis-spellings and apostrophe abuse make me twitch. I am excessively articulate in text and also have the predisposition toward formal and literate rather than casual language mentioned by others. Unfortunately, I am hopelessly inarticulate in speech. I like to think that my verbal difficulties are balanced out by my excellent abilities in reading and writing, though that is not much of a comfort when I am making a hopeless mess of trying to explain something to somebody, or understand something someone is explaining to me. I have seriously considered carrying a notepad around with me and writing down whatever it is I want to say to them. With all the time spent repeating things and explaining misunderstandings, it might be faster.