Infodumping

Infodumping is the action of supplying a large amount of information at once. The term was first used in 1978 in the Proceedings of the Southeastcon Region 3 Conference 353.^[1]

Over time, the term was adopted in the context of literature (particularly within science fiction^[2]) as well as by the autistic community.^[3] In the latter, "infodumping" is understood as one element of autistic expression, particularly as it relates to their topics of interest.^[4][5][6] Infodumping is also associated with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder.^[7]

References

1. "Info-dump, N.". Oxford English Dictionary. Oxford UP. July 2023. doi:10.1093/OED/3631480232. Retrieved June 5, 2024.
2. "infodump". Oxford Reference. Retrieved 2024-06-05.
3. "Glossary". Reframing Autism. Retrieved 2024-06-05.
4. Nelson, Jennifer (2022-05-25). "An Analysis of Self-published Novels by Autistic Authors as a Form of Advocacy". Ought: The Journal of Autistic Culture. 3 (2). doi:10.9707/2833-1508.1090. ISSN 2833-1508.
5. Farahar, Chloe (2023). "Autistic identity, culture, community, and space for well-being". In Milton, Damian; Ryan, Sara (eds.). The Routledge international handbook of critical autism studies. Routledge international handbooks (1 ed.). London New York, NY: Routledge (published 2022). ISBN 978-1-003-05657-7.
6. Cola, Meredith; Zampella, Casey J.; Yankowitz, Lisa D.; Plate, Samantha; Petrulla, Victoria; Tena, Kimberly; Russell, Alison; Pandey, Juhi; Schultz, Robert T.; Parish-Morris, Julia (2022). "Conversational adaptation in children and teens with autism: Differences in talkativeness across contexts". Autism Research. 15 (6): 1090–1108. doi:10.1002/aur.2693. ISSN 1939-3792. PMC 9167260. PMID 35199482.
7. Leahy, Meghan (November 8, 2022). "Advice | My daughter with ADHD often needs to 'info dump.' How do we manage?". Washington Post.