The Two Pillars of Relationships

One of the pillars is going to be the topic. Many times people on the spectrum really love the topic piece of the exchange. But it's also true that we need to match what's going on in the conversation with the particular person and what they need. So I need to be responsible not only for the factual information I'm talking about, but also for my attention to the other person in the conversation. What do they need? How am I adjusting that to match what they need? And so it becomes important for that reason.