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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?

Parents

  • Hmmm, interesting...

    I just did one of those EQ test off the back of your question (dunno how reliable it was), it said ".. low empathy common to people with Asperger's or Autism".

    I'm not so sure about the empathy thing though; not working out what some one is feeling isn't the same as not caring what they are feeling. A friend with a problem gets my time, help and attention, they just might have to catch me one on one and spell out what the problem is. And just because I don't give a stuff about social rules (because they aren't logical), doesn't mean I don't care about the plight of humanity. As a kid watching appeals for war zones on TV, I'd demand to know what my mother was going to do about it, and when she said there was nothing she could personally do, I emptied my piggy bank and asked to be taken to the bank so the children wouldn't starve, apparently.

    So, what does EQ mean anyway?

    Are there two types? Dunno, but I'll be watching the replies to your very interesting question

  • in reply to Dawn

    Yes, I found the questions on the EQ test (that I looked at) weren't really asking about empathy. The test seemed to be a 'social cohesion/social mirroring' kind of test.

    "So, what does EQ mean anyway?" - it's 'Empathy Quotient' [apologies if that was a rhetorical question]

  • in reply to calmerchameleon

    Bless you, yes it was rhetorical.  This EQ stuff seems to be about social norms and reading minds, not empathy as far as I can see.  Bet my sociopathic ex would have scored highly.  He's ohhh sooo aware, and manipulates it for his own ends with out any real empathy for anyone but himself.  

    Who's got the real EQ?  I bet the lovely people here have.

  • in reply to mael

    Oh interesting. Let us know what you find.

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