Infodumping Explained

Infodumping is the action of supplying a large (typically excessive or unwieldy) 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]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Oxford English Dictionary . July 2023 . Info-dump, N. . subscription . June 5, 2024 . Oxford English Dictionary . Oxford UP . 10.1093/OED/3631480232 . en.
2. Web site: infodump . 2024-06-05 . Oxford Reference . en .
3. Web site: Glossary . 2024-06-05 . Reframing Autism . en-AU.
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 . 10.9707/2833-1508.1090 . 2833-1508. free .
5. Book: Farahar, Chloe . The Routledge international handbook of critical autism studies . 2023 . Routledge . 978-1-003-05657-7 . Milton . Damian . 1 . Routledge international handbooks . London New York, NY . 2022 . en . Autistic identity, culture, community, and space for well-being . Ryan . Sara.
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 . en . 15 . 6 . 1090–1108 . 10.1002/aur.2693 . 1939-3792 . 9167260 . 35199482.
7. News: Leahy . Meghan . Advice My daughter with ADHD often needs to ‘info dump.’ How do we manage? . Washington Post . November 8, 2022.