Can you spot an Aspie based on writing style?

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Someone on this forum said that it's "obvious I'm not NT." I don't think it's possible for people to know if I'm NT or not based on my writing style. I do alter my writing style for this particular forum because if I don't people misunderstand what I write. I guess that could make my writing-style seem more Aspie-like.

I think for most part it's the more 'obvious' things that may give it away. The problem is that they're generalizations and nothing applies to everyone.
Personally, when I see very long posts I usually consider it not an NT one. After all it's supposed to be a 'symptom' kind of thing to write something far longer then it might have deserved. I myself constantly find myself making paragraph after paragraph of text when intending to write a short sentence or something... Then there's things such as misinterpreting people, or maybe that things are worded a bit technical/bombastic.
The problem is that this really doesn't apply to everyone, it might not even apply to the majority...

But then the statement "obviously I'm not NT" is hard to assess, sometimes it's clear whether someone's NT or not based on the content of the text, not the 'writing style', such as a longer post. For instance, wording a post as "this is a problem I'm having" rather then "this is a problem someone I know's having"

I'm also finding it ironic that I've made it to three paragraphs, despite intending for one short paragraph.

I usually associate long posts with obsessiveness. The obsessiveness could be caused by autism, OCD or just a panic attack. I used to have extremely long posts, but now that I'm less obsessive they're getting shorter. If I write about my obsessions my posts get long again. You should really see the OCD forums. Your post is way shorter than most posts on the OCD forums.

To me, there appears to exist the tendency for Aspies to write on a subject overtly from all angles, then coalesce those "angles" into a unified statement. Their writing, even when the situation may not call for it, tends to read like a research paper.

NT's tend to convey the unified statement only, especially within informal contexts, then answer questions whenever various "angles" are asked for. They only produce "research papers" when "research papers" are called for. Otherwise, they tend to write in a more informal style.

Obviously, the above is only a generalization. It does not take into account variances amongst Aspies or NT's.

My vote is 'yes', and I will select 'yes' as soon as I have completely this lengthy post.

I thoroughly enjoy 'flowery' language - for me it is a bit like making music. But there are times when I recognise the need to keep things short.

I have posted on several forums in the past, but I tend to stick to one at a time. I also have a strong tendency to post provocative/controversial ideas.

On WrongPlanet, which I joined recently, I have found a friendly non-judgmental group of respondents, and I no longer have to deal with abusive responses.

Life is good!

I have a tendency to do that, and always have to be wary not to be overly verbose in my writing. I always come away feeling like there was so much more that needed to be added.

Well, I can't tell but I am pretty oblivious to myself. I've always just assumed I was pretty normal and didn't head much attention to any of my peculiarities. I can't really look at myself from an outside perspective, I've only been me obvious so I don't know what is suppose to be normal and what isn't. I've actually been thinking about this recently, how my speaking and writing style must come off to other people. I honestly don't know.

I'm like this as well. I find it hard to post to too many forums at once. I also love posting contreversial ideas. I usually like to keep things short if I want a lot of replies.

I would never tell the difference unless a post is overly pedantic. I veer towards bluntness, but I don't think that raises eyebrows online.

That.

It's far easier for me to conclude someone's not NT based on them describing real-life issues that they're having, then on the subtle and inconsistent effects that many conditions have on writing style. (Incidentally, the easiest non-NT for me to spot by writing are people with language or writing disabilities, such as dyslexia. But even then I miss some - for example, some dyslexics produce a well-written post by working much harder than an NT would've had to work to construct a similar post. I can't see the effort put into it, only the result.)

I can't really tell but than, my reading comprehension isn't that good.

LOL!! I do that!

I can spot "Aspie-like tendencies" based on writing style, but that's about it. I don't think that even a trained psychologist could make a diagnosis based purely on someone's writing style. (and if they did, they probably aren't a very good one!)

I don't know if you would be able to tell if I am an aspie or not (even though I am diagnosed I still have my doubts) But I have my own style of writing. Oh my, how,much trouble my letters and what not have caused people over the years. I am deeply sorry for those who I have effected deeply.

Ya, I think I can pick out Aspies by writing style.

Also, having been on various forums for more than a decade now I'm usually able to pick out a couple of others by writing style:

1.) Asians with English as a second language.

2.) Deaf people - they're often mistaken for being ESL but their grammar/syntax is unique as sign language doesn't have the same structure as written English & I can almost always pick it out as it's distinct from typical ESL mistakes.

Does my writing-style seem Aspie-like to you?