[Please forgive my long response. Personality is my special interest.] My first thought is, asking this is like asking if a bear does his business in the woods. Yes. Having strong personal reactions to things is an inherent part of having an autism. I certainly do. My second thought is, using a medical model word…
James, the first thing I’d keep in mind is, do not go through this alone. Of all the things I could suggest, this is the most important of all. I sense that you are a brave soul working hard to better himself. To succeed, you’ll need to be reminded often that you are, and will…
To begin with, I salute the questioner. This question is brilliant in how it goes right to the heart of the matter. In doing so, it captures the innocent wisdom of a young child asking a profound question, something we Aspies aren’t supposed to be able to do. This starkly contrasts with the attitude underlying…
To answer your question, I’ll need to offer a non-medical definition for the word, “autistic.” Before I do, start with this. Nelson, please do not trouble yourself with medical labels. Most DSMs (e.g. diagnostic manuals 1 thru 5), in their prefaces, admit to and apologize for the inadequate way they assign these labels. So while…
First, thanks so much, Mike, for what at first glance may appear to be but a simple, easily answerable question. In truth, any serious answer to this question will be far from simple. Why? Because our perception of color affects every single thing we say, do, feel, and think. Thus even a partially true answer…
Thank you so much for asking me what is surely one of the more intriguing questions I’ve been sent lately. Hopefully the little drawing I’ve included below will be of some help here. Imagine that this square (the outer boundary of the drawing) contains all you could ever know about a certain subject. Say this…
It never ceases to amaze me, that so many otherwise intelligent and educated people use statistical data to make claims about individual cases, involving non-linear things. This includes making claims about the nature of learning. Most of the responses already posted here are a case in point. Ironically, Jacob Bernoulli, in what many consider to…
Almost every child, before they turn seven, experiences some variation of a particular kind of life event. This particular kind of life event then forms the foundation for accepting bullshit without question. And while the science behind what I’m saying isn’t commonly known yet, I’ve three decades of scientific evidence which supports this claim in…
Please forgive my snark, but at first glance, this question appears to be asking for the kinds of answers used to pass Psych 101 exams. You know, the kinds of answers which resemble over-cooked vegetables, in that they boil down a famous person’s life’s work to a few empty words or phrases. I could offer…
Good Morning, Wayne. To begin with, thank you for asking me such a deep question. In fact, there is so much that could be said that I’m not sure where to start. My first thought? One of my favorite Buddhist sayings comes to mind; “That which you resist, persists.” The more you try to not…
Steffan, know your question is one of the most important a person could ask. It refers to two of the four essential qualities in a real science. No coincidence, at this point, it seems, there have been more than 100 tries at this. Why so many? And why are you asking me this question so…
To begin with, realize, this difference is universal. It’s simply built into human nature. This means it cannot stem from ignorance or injury. Both learning and wounding are fractal, meaning, they are recognizable patterns which always repeat differently. My point is, we all experience this difference. Nothing unusual here. Oddly, few people ever seriously question…