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Inflexible attributional thinking

autismtwo

Basically, blank mind,, aspie analysis... conclusion.

Problem, conclusion is a judgment based on the attributes of the surrrounding environment,, problem with this no operational flexiblity, result stress, anxiety and non-function.

Example,, your boss is a !!!!!, you conclude this by evidence, it is the truth, everyone else(aka the NT's)  in the work environment come to the same conclusion,, however with an autism aspie mindset,, the boss attribute becomes set in concrete,, like an operationing code which you can not break or change,,, this stops functioning, whereas the NT's can override there on attributor system,, ie put on a mask and false smile and still operate around this person without anxiety.

I put attributes on everything in my world, once set, very hard to remove or change, with the wrong attributional setting, it make my world rigid. I.e If I do not like someone due to there behaviour,, I become scared of them... Once the label is on,, it is hard to remove.,, Take the NAS my attribute label for them is one of distaste because they are establishment run, and my attribute for the establishment is one of corruption due to my work experiences with council and government...

I think religious fanatics,. purists and ideologists have the same problem.... Laughing  

I have started to play a little game with "the" mind, every thought I have,, I say it is attributional judgement... to see if I can cope with hating someone but still deal with them without emotional fear or hate. Yes,, Officer Tongue Out Trying to make black and white into shades of NT grey. Wink

 

  • Smile thanks for the reply,,

    I think, I have an impairing executive function, which over the long-term creates protective barriers by rigid factual thinking, a story via self.,,  in lieu of external premise, the ability to transfer away from ego, oh corruption that is them(NTs), oh corruption that is the humanrace(self)(Autism).

    I think looking for the perfect solution does not help...

    In a professional environment without cognitive emotional games, I cope well.

     

  • If I might discretely intrude on your question, one of the difficult things to do in life is make a change of direction.

    To do so you have to understand where you are at present in relation to external reference points. These need not be physical or geographical in the usual sense, but are about states of mind.

    To whom do you refer for these external references. NTs have advantages here. One thing is that they are able to "move on". If something doesn't work, such as a particular discourse with others, or an intended relationship that doesn't work out, they can drop it all and start again.

    Why is this? Well I think it is because conversation for NTs is a learning process. You engage in conversation to see if you can fit into a group. If it doesn't work, you start somewhere else. The experience of this process thousands of times in a lifetiime enables NTs to learn by social trial and error.

    Secondly NTs seem able to forget about a failed interaction or transaction. If something doesn't work out they mostly forget it, don't retain any unanswered questions, or carry grievances. I think that has to be "part and parcel" of their social experimentation.

    Not so when you have autism or Aspergers. You are unlikely to be successful with social experimentation. Workable social interchanges are hard won. Consequently you don't get a lot of experience of starting and ending social dialogues or relationships, just loads of negativity, failed dialogues or relationships.

    It is also difficult to just forget unpleasant encounters or failed interchanges. Because you cannot readily identify causes or "move on" the failures tend to niggle. So you are more likely to carry grievances and not be able to just forget.

    I think, if I may put it so, that ohalrightthen has an NT perspective, even if I'm right raising a child with autism. With that assumption made, it would be easy to talk about seeing a different perspective, and not harbouring negative perspectives.

    But that's the problem with autism. It doesn't give you the chance to develop that relience. I think it is quite hard for anyone with autism or aspergers to step back, view their situation from outside reference points and re-appraise. They don't have the facility of external reference points that NTs readily acquire.

    Hope that makes sense.

  • Forgive me autismtwo -  you seem like a very high functioning aspie.  I have a question for you:

     So with this attributional judgement which I am curious to find out more about, can you not convince yourself through mirrored attributional judgement in the opposite direction?  What I mean is - using your example of you believe something to be a certain way through your experience which forms a chain like reaction to then an outcome at the end of your thought process which is then quite rigid, can you not then create some other experience to change or overwrite this - or even link the first judgement with a different experience?

     Therefore - as an example - instead of your distaste for NAS, can you not look through the forums and see overall how that by people who post questions and then get comfort from answers that may really help them just get through the next day with less stress, then this attribute can be linked to the NAS instead of a historical one like your expereinces with the council etc? 

     If we always link negative experiences to present day situations and if many of us did this then this world would be a really negative and unhappy place to live possibly.  Whilst I appreciate there has to be light and dark in a situation and I agree with you that some NT grey should be present, I would prefer in this dark enough world as it is to see more light and more happiness. 

    Perhaps a different process altogether may be worth exploring as to thought processing.  Any ideas of one that could be used which may provide more meaning and balance to the end objective of a memory?  I am sure that in ancient civilisation and also in the animal kingdom thought processess and results were achieved in many ways.  What are your thoughts on this matter Autismtwo?

  • You're welcome, 'two.

    I think you'll find the subject, and the book, interesting, and possibly instructional.

  • Look up the idea of "reality tunnels", 'two.

    And/or find and read a copy of "Prometheus Rising" by Robert Anton Wilson.