User:Seals1315/Infodumping (Neurodivergent)

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A brief summary on why neurodivergents infodump.

Infodumping is the tendency to share an excessive amount of information about a specific topic, while going into great detail. Infodumping is a form of communication by someone who's neurodivergent, or someone who's been diagnosed with Autism, ADHD, etc. Although, infodumping through the media representation of neurodiversity has shown to be negative. Infodumping has shown to be communication that neurodivergents feel comfortable It can also be a sign of being vulnerable or building trust as they’re sharing their interests with someone who is allistic.

Neurodivergence

Neurodivergence, or neurodiversity is a term for when someone's brain processes and/or behaves differently from someone who's neurotypical or allistic. Neurodiversity, refers to the diversity of all people, but mostly used with allistics interactions with people who were diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The origins of neurodiversity, originated from a movement that started in the 1990s. The purpose of the movement was to increase the acceptance, and remove the “abnormal” label. This is because scientists understand that neurodivergence isn’t inherently an issue for anyone, but can have its advantages.

Allistic

Someone who's “allistic,” refers to people who are not on autism spectrum, or in this case neurodivergent (Autism, ADHD, etc.). Neurodivergence may not look the same to everyone, but there are common traits that create the distinction between neurodivergent and allistic people. The mistake that allistics make when figuring out someone, who is neurodivergent is based on the common traits of non-verbal communication.

The Importance of Infodumping

The reason why infodumping is important, as a form of communication for neurodivergents, because it's a way to open up to someone who's allistic. It's a sign of feeling comfortable, vulnerable or building trust as they’re sharing their interests with someone who is allistic. An issue involving infodumping, and it's effective form of communication for neurodivergents is their interests are labeled as a “special interest." The problem stems from the history of neurodivergents being associated with the word “special” and its offensive tone.

Engaging with Infodumping

What someone who’s neurodivergent, will probably miss during conversation with someone who is allistic, could be their body language indicating the lack of interest in that topic being infodumped. This could give someone who is neurodivergent, a hard time to opening up and communicating, because of the fear of being a bother towards someone. It’s important to figure out if someone’s infodumping by showing self-awareness about the length of time on a certain before moving on to another topic.