I’m autistic. This problem shows up for me all over the place, to the point that I typically don’t recommend reading anymore except when strictly necessary. However, it is showing up now because I’m working with people on a project (and generally everyone I have worked with at school so far) who will not read, particularly documentation for tools and programs, data sheets, and application notes. How do I get people “up to speed” if they refuse to read the things I send them?
Some concepts are simply too complex or too lengthy for me to explain correctly in a real conversation. It’s really the fact that nobody seems to want to read in any field of endeavor suggests that it’s something wrong with me and how I perceive things.
Complicated instructions need to be documented somewhere everyone has access and tagged appropriately. OneNote would be an easy option. Then whenever a question comes up that you already answered you can send them a link so they have the info when they need it.
Emails need to be kept very short, otherwise everyone will “read them later” (i.e. never)