One feels that the idea of caching component parts of conversations for use and re-use somewhat misses the point of a conversation in the first place. A conversation is a two-way interaction between real people. It’s not a mechanical process, nor a debate, nor is it simply transfer of information. Human interaction isn’t just about sharing ideas, it’s about making a connection on a personal level.
If human conversation was as it is presented here, autistic people would not have so much trouble understanding normal human interaction. They could simply “follow the script”, as it were.
Having a conversation with someone following this method would, I suspect, feel rather unnatural and stilted—almost like a charade.
To insert myself into your conversation:
One feels that the idea of caching component parts of conversations for use and re-use somewhat misses the point of a conversation in the first place. A conversation is a two-way interaction between real people. It’s not a mechanical process, nor a debate, nor is it simply transfer of information. Human interaction isn’t just about sharing ideas, it’s about making a connection on a personal level.
If human conversation was as it is presented here, autistic people would not have so much trouble understanding normal human interaction. They could simply “follow the script”, as it were.
Having a conversation with someone following this method would, I suspect, feel rather unnatural and stilted—almost like a charade.