Last night I stumbled across another one of those AQ ("autism quotient") tests via gustavolacerda 's wiki ( here ) - test . One of the items on the test was "Other people frequently tell me that what I've said is impolite, even though I think it is polite." (you're supposed to Agree/Disagree.) This made me think about something that it's been hard for me to learn -- that in communication, intent matters more than content, people pay much more attention to body language and tone of voice... read more