Info-Dumping
Sharing extensive information about special interests. Reframed from 'monologuing' to 'neurodivergent love language' and trust signal.
AutismSocial CommunicationIdentity
Layer 3: Recognised
Clinical Recognition
Not studied as 'info-dumping.' Clinical literature describes as 'restricted interests' or 'poor conversational reciprocity' (deficit framing).
Community Validation
High recognition in autistic communities. Reframes behavior from rude/self-absorbed to sharing joy and building intimacy.
Published
17 December 2025 by Team Heumans
Info-dumping is when you share everything you know about your special interest with someone—often in extensive, detailed, enthusiastic bursts. You're not trying to dominate the conversation. You're sharing the thing that lights up your entire brain, trusting someone enough to show them your inner world.
For many autistic people, info-dumping is a love language. "I care about you, so I'm giving you this piece of my joy." The problem: neurotypical conversation norms interpret it as self-absorbed, one-sided, or boring.