A new article over at Embrace Autism notes that many autistics frequently use a conversation style called cooperative overlap. More often than not, autistic people will interrupt their conversation partners with an excited statement about something their partner is talking about. And inevitably, they apologize. But, it is fine — it is just our way of talking! We are cooperative overlappers, a term introduced by sociolinguistDeborah Tannen in her book Conversational Style: Analyzing Talk Among Friends (1984).
What do you think? Do you “suffer” from this “trait?”
What is cooperative overlap?
What is cooperative overlap?
What is cooperative overlap?
A new article over at Embrace Autism notes that many autistics frequently use a conversation style called cooperative overlap. More often than not, autistic people will interrupt their conversation partners with an excited statement about something their partner is talking about. And inevitably, they apologize. But, it is fine — it is just our way of talking! We are cooperative overlappers, a term introduced by sociolinguist Deborah Tannen in her book Conversational Style: Analyzing Talk Among Friends (1984).
What do you think? Do you “suffer” from this “trait?”