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Creative or Low EQ & Logical?

Seanado

I have noticed that some of my fellow autistics describe themselves in terms of 'creative' or 'empathetic'.

I do not share the creative trait, at least not in visual terms.

I am highly logical and I score very low on the empathy scale (low EQ, which is considered a typical indicator for those on the autism spectrum).

Are you in the 'creative' camp or the 'low EQ' camp?

Are there two kinds of autistic? If not, then how do we reconcile the difference between the creatives and the low EQs?

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  • in reply to JuniperFromGallifrey

    I'm really quite interested in this one as I deal with empathy and the problems it causes, in my work. It's seen as an advantage to be able to 'shed the yolk' of empathy, and I assumed all ASDs would be the same as me (as a low EQ score is an indicator for ASD), but anecdotally I am seeing quite a few who have very high empathy. I will also do some more research on this.