I was told my writing is autistic. What does that mean and how can I avoid it?

I recently had a piece critiqued by a different writing community and the reviewer said that the story had autistic writing. It was a very negative thing in this case, and I’m curious about what that term means exactly, and how to avoid it in the future.<br><br>Ive had a few people ask about the precise quote and what story this was. I didn’t provide that before because I was feeling a little raw about my writing and didn’t really want to put the name of the work out there. But I do want to pursue this topic further I feel like I owe you guys the context. <br><br>The quote is: “This story is very autistic, which heavily detracts from it. It is Amateurish in the way it handles details and the attention it draws to them. If you want to write in an autistic style, you should do so intentionally, not because of your own amateurism.” <br><br>And the story is called “What’s Important.” (It’s an original piece, not fanfic)<br><br>Now onto the post proper: <br><br>Okay, so, straight off the bat, I am actually autistic, so I don’t think there’s anything inherently wrong or offensive with the term. I don’t know if that changes anything, but I thought I should be upfront about that.<br><br>My question is, how can I keep my writing from being labeled this way in the future? I’m assuming that it’s a difference in how autistic people communicate verbally and neurotypical people. But I’m not sure how to bridge that gap or make my writing more approachable to those without autism.<br><br>If it helps, I do have a tendency to obsess over details in some aspects of my life, which probably bleeds into my writing. I generally focus on dialogue and character interactions as the plot devices for my stories. Would it be worth trying to include more details about setting for example?<br><br>I’ve also had people comment on the fact that my dialogue sounds realistic, and I think that might have something to do with it. I’ve been told that my voice for my dialogue sounds very natural and real, because it’s based on my own speech patterns. (Again, as an autistic person) would someone think that that is amateurish? I’m not sure.<br><br>Anyway, any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance!