I’m autistic. This problem shows up for me all over the place, to the point that I typically don’t recommend reading anymore except when strictly necessary. However, it is showing up now because I’m working with people on a project (and generally everyone I have worked with at school so far) who will not read, particularly documentation for tools and programs, data sheets, and application notes. How do I get people “up to speed” if they refuse to read the things I send them?

Some concepts are simply too complex or too lengthy for me to explain correctly in a real conversation. It’s really the fact that nobody seems to want to read in any field of endeavor suggests that it’s something wrong with me and how I perceive things.

  • jetAEnglish
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    9 months ago

    Different people have different learning styles. Some people will refuse to read. Some people were will refuse to ask questions only read. Depending on the project you’re working on you have to tailor the communication to the person.

    There’s a reason YouTube channels are successful by basically reading documentation out to people.

    • PM_ME_VINTAGE_30S [he/him]@lemmy.sdf.orgOPEnglish
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      9 months ago

      Some people were will refuse to ask questions only read.

      Hi.

      I’ve tried to address that by sending them videos on the topic and teaching them the fundamentals in person as best as I could, but still no dice.