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SheilaT

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14. If those percentages are actually accurate,

Reply to IdaBriggs (Original post)

Tue Dec 11, 2012, 01:58 PM

Dec 2012

how do we EVER correctly understand the meaning of someone on the phone or here on DU or via any means by which we cannot see them. Do blind people constantly get actual meaning wrong?

I know that emoticons got invented around the time email became common, and they are extremely helpful.

I do know that my son with Asperger's, who generally cannot read body language, often misunderstands people, although now that he is almost 30, he's a lot better than he was.

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Communication: 80% Body Language; 15% Tone & 5% Actual Words. [View all] IdaBriggs Dec 2012 OP

This is why emails and internet discussion board messages are so often misinterpreted. NYC_SKP Dec 2012 #1

Tone on a message board - sigh. IdaBriggs Dec 2012 #9

This message was self-deleted by its author ann--- Dec 2012 #2

Hasn't anyone ever said something like "excuse me" to you in a sarcastic manner? LisaLynne Dec 2012 #4

. lumberjack_jeff Dec 2012 #22

Have a nice day! jberryhill Dec 2012 #6

The OP of that thread apparently thought the same thing Mariana Dec 2012 #7

I am not Christian Marrah_G Dec 2012 #11

This message was self-deleted by its author ann--- Dec 2012 #25

Since you did not bother to read what I wrote Marrah_G Dec 2012 #27

Uh, some people -cough-Republicans-cough- don't get the 80% body language. aquart Dec 2012 #3

The people who are saying this kind of thing Mariana Dec 2012 #5

So, how can we FIX it? I am at a loss. IdaBriggs Dec 2012 #8

Well, I complain. Loudly. Z_I_Peevey Dec 2012 #10

You can't control what other people do. Mariana Dec 2012 #13

Ignore all that non-verbal crap FarCenter Dec 2012 #12

If those percentages are actually accurate, SheilaT Dec 2012 #14

The numbers are pretty old/standard reported in different books on communication. IdaBriggs Dec 2012 #17

This is why we Aspies have so much trouble in social situations. Odin2005 Dec 2012 #15

Totally off topic, but on the Aspie side... IdaBriggs Dec 2012 #16

Yes I do! Odin2005 Dec 2012 #20

Seriously, you might want to try the protocol we are using. IdaBriggs Dec 2012 #23

Oh, ain't that the truth. hifiguy Dec 2012 #18

It depends on what you're trying to communicate. hughee99 Dec 2012 #19

Lol! I understand what you are saying - there are different types of communication. IdaBriggs Dec 2012 #24

K & R !!! WillyT Dec 2012 #21

I told my professor "Merry Christmas" and he freaked out Kolesar Dec 2012 #26