Apropos of nothing in particular, having terms to describe your behaviours increases your awareness of them.
"Autistic polling" is a good example. Having a label for the tendency to ask more questions to make up for the inability to read cues from the environment both helps you understand yourself and lets you give context to others
But it also helps you recognise a handicap. Like realising that my tendency to "dolphin" in conversations is a liability in debates.
Baldur Bjarnason
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