Key insights

• ⚙️ Over-explaining linked to executive function challenges
• 💬 Templation to over-explain arises from desire to avoid misunderstandings
• 🤔 Miscommunications can stem from sharing too much information and over-explaining
• ⏩ Simplicity is important in conveying the core message
• 📧 Skimming through long emails and texts can lead to missing important details
• 🔑 Effective communication involves identifying the core message and prioritizing it
• 💬 Communication should be concise, like a conversation
• ⏳ Waiting for a response allows for effective communication and avoids invalidated plans

Q&A

• How should communication be approached to avoid over-explaining?

  Communication should be concise, like a conversation, with the core reason stated upfront to avoid over-explaining and over-sharing in the first message. Waiting for a response allows for effective communication and avoids invalidated plans.

• What is the key to effective communication?

  Effective communication involves identifying the most important points and starting with them, rather than delving into unnecessary details. Life coaches help individuals clarify their goals and focus on what matters most. Switching from a bottom-up to a top-down approach saves time and makes communication easier.

• How is over-explaining linked to executive function challenges?

  Over-explaining is frustrating and linked to executive function challenges and the difficulty of prioritizing important parts of communication. To avoid feeling forever misunderstood due to autism, it is important to state the truth once and let it resonate.

• Why is simplicity important in communication?

  People often skim through long emails or texts, missing important details. Communicating simply and focusing on the important message is crucial. Over-explaining can provide a sense of connection, but it can also lead to misunderstandings and may not be suitable in certain contexts.

• How can miscommunication arise from over-explaining?

  Miscommunication can arise from sharing too much information and over-explaining. While explaining differing perspectives can be helpful, over-analyzing and sharing excessive details may lead to misunderstandings. Simplicity is key in conveying the core message.

• What negative effects can over-explaining have on relationships?

  Over-explaining, common in the autistic community, can have negative effects on relationships as providing too much information may lead to misunderstandings. It is linked to executive function challenges and may introduce new sources of misunderstanding. Similar to sales advice, providing less information can help avoid creating new problems.

• 00:00 Over-explaining, common in the autistic community, can have negative effects on relationships, as providing too much information may lead to misunderstandings.
• 02:56 Miscommunication can arise from sharing too much information, and simplicity is key in conveying the core message. Explaining differing perspectives can help, but over-analyzing and sharing excessive details may lead to misunderstandings.
• 05:51 People often skim through long emails or texts, missing important details. Communicating simply and focusing on the important message is crucial. Overexplaining can provide a sense of connection, but it can also lead to misunderstandings and may not be suitable in certain contexts.
• 08:50 It's frustrating to feel misunderstood, so just state your truth once and let it resonate. Over-explaining is linked to executive function challenges.
• 11:48 Effective communication requires identifying the most important points and starting with them, rather than delving into unnecessary details.
• 14:36 Communication should be concise, like a conversation. Over-explaining can lead to invalidated plans. Waiting for a response is important in communication.