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Just Curious

FWS195

So, I have an addiction to pretty much anything with an engine. This has led me to want to pursue mechanical engineering as a career path. I have researched random things that I've heard that's related to the field. Some of it takes a little bit of time to understand, because my reading comprehension isn't the best. However, I almost always get it. Yet, I can't get other things that are seemingly simple. Electricity, for example. I can't comprehend how I can get shocked by a spark plug, but I can't get shocked by a mechanical mod vape that quite literally uses the body to complete the circuit. Is it normal for people on the spectrum to be smart at something that seems difficult to most people, but dumb at things that others find basic knowledge?

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  • FWS195 said:
    Is it normal for people on the spectrum to be smart at something that seems difficult to most people, but dumb at things that others find basic knowledge?

    i have seen this is the smartest person i ever met. He had a photographic mind and could quote from any part of a book he had read. I met him at university he had grade A/A* in many subjects but like u said he have very bad common sense ---

    he was easy fooled, made fun of,  and didnt understand how to shop, cook food, do anything practical, or look after himself.

    He couldnt handle money and was easily conned into over paying for items he wanted.  

    He left university to join the army as a private soldier !   he was capable of such much more. 

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  • FWS195 said:
    Is it normal for people on the spectrum to be smart at something that seems difficult to most people, but dumb at things that others find basic knowledge?

    i have seen this is the smartest person i ever met. He had a photographic mind and could quote from any part of a book he had read. I met him at university he had grade A/A* in many subjects but like u said he have very bad common sense ---

    he was easy fooled, made fun of,  and didnt understand how to shop, cook food, do anything practical, or look after himself.

    He couldnt handle money and was easily conned into over paying for items he wanted.  

    He left university to join the army as a private soldier !   he was capable of such much more. 

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