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My thought here is that if someone is clearly expressing that their brain processes stuff differently to what you feel is normal then it's best to avoid using phrases like, "Your brain is".

I think you've started off great with your comment about respect but rewording some of the sentences after that to clarify that you're talking about neurotypical brains might be better.

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>I think you've started off great with your comment about respect but rewording some of the sentences after that to clarify that you're talking about neurotypical brains might be better.

Isn't that implied in most contexts? If I'm talking about legs' role in running, I don't need to clarify that I'm talking about normal legs, and not legs that are suffering from impairments/disabilities.

It is implied in most contexts, but not in one where the person is responding to a person who has expressed that they have an atypical condition. It can also come off as invalidating a person's lived condition/experience which is a bit rude.

They didn't claim that originally, they said it was just a historical accident because we didn't originally have the technology.

As a non-native English speaker, it's not my intention to be disrespectful or rude, or anything on the same line.

I'll not edit that comment to keep your comment and the context intact, but keep that in mind.

Thanks.

As someone who is neuroatypical, pattern matching is kinda what human brains are evolved for. I can't think of any type of condition where you can function effectively yet not pattern match. Hell, we have plenty of disorders and conditions and diseases where there's too much pattern matching going on.

I find third-party language policing to be a barrier to effective communication.

If the (presumably adult, competent) person being replied to takes offense, they are perfectly capable of suggesting different phrasing.

That's really interesting. I observe miscommunication all the time and often feel it's great people just not quite clicking with how they express things.

The beauty of multiple sub-comments is that a 3rd party can put in a side note and allow the original parties to listen or ignore as they feel fit.

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