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Can't See The Forest For The Trees (Bottom-Up Thinking)

Pikl

So I've been diving back into researching (one of my special interests) and have gone back to the topic of autism. No real surprise that might be a topic of interest. 

This time I'm exploring specifics, rather than generalised adult related information. 

I've been looking for explanations and information regarding why my head is so noisy, and why I think the way that I do. My recent information gathering informed the title of this thread.

I was wondering who else has thrown themselves into research to help explain their experiences. Has it helped? And have you found gems of information that made greater sense of things for you?

Grinning

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  • Seeing detail, in my personal research falls into the Sense-Perception / Different Salience Network category. The ability to not naturally dull out and intake detail means there is a significant amount more noise to sift through consciously and that will make it much more difficult to work out a whole. 

    Everything works in context, though, and when young, that wealth of info plus the difficulty with identifying a thing (I still don't know how to look something up on google to get the result I want at times) can compound frustration, creating stress, making it even more overwhelming. 

    I feel like every child diagnosed as Autistic should get a free complete set of Brittanica Encyclopaedias. This could potentially fix a lot of problems.

  • in reply to JuniperFromGallifrey

    My feeling is there's a contadiction. Our brains work on a monotropic basis but at the same time can have difficulty filtering out unwanted information in order to meet this need. 

  • in reply to Deleted User

    Interesting! I'm not sure I see the contradiction?

    Monotropism involves being able to see detail. It's a type of full-brain reasoning, gamma waves in action. The salience network is different process and because we're not filtering out like non-autistic peers, we are simply in need of education or tools to get these different functions to work with a little more fluidity. 

  • in reply to JuniperFromGallifrey

    You write so excellently.  Thank you so much.  You have explained my lived experience in your writing above.  Moreover, I can also wholly understand and agree with the other posters who politely scream "contradiction" at the principles you explain.  I know you are correct with your words above, and also know "the other posters" are right with their queries.

    I am a massive tangle of contradiction and confusion.

    Those who look at me from the outside AND me looking at myself from the inside - have no choice other than to conclude that my being is INEXPLICABLE NONSENSE.

    Juniper - you have elucidated that inexplicable nonsense - with aplomb.

    With sincere thanks.

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  • in reply to JuniperFromGallifrey

    You write so excellently.  Thank you so much.  You have explained my lived experience in your writing above.  Moreover, I can also wholly understand and agree with the other posters who politely scream "contradiction" at the principles you explain.  I know you are correct with your words above, and also know "the other posters" are right with their queries.

    I am a massive tangle of contradiction and confusion.

    Those who look at me from the outside AND me looking at myself from the inside - have no choice other than to conclude that my being is INEXPLICABLE NONSENSE.

    Juniper - you have elucidated that inexplicable nonsense - with aplomb.

    With sincere thanks.

    Number.

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