https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10803-025-06734-x A research team arguably fail to understand autistic communication differences, fail to empathise with our experiences, and so ask an AI program to teach us the Only Correct Ways To Respond to questions.
The participants included 2 females. Sigh.
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The participants included 2 females. Sigh.
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It seems we are meant to humour this impossibility.
We must not simply continue to listen, quietly. Wrong.
Nor explain our own weekend plans. Wrong.
Or explain we don't like our own sister. Wrong.
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Autistic people may not respond verbally, thus minimising sensory input for our conversation partner (an autistic empathy technique).
Sharing our own stories is also an autistic way of empathising.
Eee, it's never dull, reading research
If it's 100% us having to be interested in you, to 'win' a friendship, that's arguably narcissism, not communication or friendship.
And, PS, no, your AI program isn't going to see its sister at the weekend, and can't get 'excited'.