Lateral Thinking

Lateral thinking is defined as: 

the solving of problems by an indirect and creative approach, typically through viewing the problem in a new and unusual light’ 

I wondered whether those of us on the spectrum think of ourselves as lateral thinkers? Have others made observations suggesting this?

 

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  • Yes very much, I also have dyslexia to add to the mix, so I see many other ways of recreating things, why accept something just because it works,,, make it work better or completely reinvent it.

    dyson reinvented the vacuum, although really he took old known technologies from industry and made it work in the domestic market, dust extractors for wood processing factories had the same technologies, so he expanded a known technologies to fit another, thinking outside the box, 

    Literal thinking also, I hadn’t really noticed it in myself, but others have commented, also I take everyone’s word as the truth,,, often making myself vulnerable to liking my enemies, even not recognising they mean me harm either by teasing or out and out trying to make trouble for me. I just cannot see why they would play a practical joke on me, or indeed get me into trouble? I don’t upset anyone, maybe they see my ability to do everything I do well as a threat to them being shoddy?

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  • Yes very much, I also have dyslexia to add to the mix, so I see many other ways of recreating things, why accept something just because it works,,, make it work better or completely reinvent it.

    dyson reinvented the vacuum, although really he took old known technologies from industry and made it work in the domestic market, dust extractors for wood processing factories had the same technologies, so he expanded a known technologies to fit another, thinking outside the box, 

    Literal thinking also, I hadn’t really noticed it in myself, but others have commented, also I take everyone’s word as the truth,,, often making myself vulnerable to liking my enemies, even not recognising they mean me harm either by teasing or out and out trying to make trouble for me. I just cannot see why they would play a practical joke on me, or indeed get me into trouble? I don’t upset anyone, maybe they see my ability to do everything I do well as a threat to them being shoddy?

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