Published on 12, July, 2020
This comes up a lot in the forums.
That our brains are 'wired differently'.
I'd like to learn what that actually means scientifically, and also perhaps some of us might like to share how we experience our brains.
I think mine ticks over very fast, and I see it as a canoe drifting down a river with waterfalls either side ie danger ahead.
Please share any links you know of that explain our minds.
Here's one I found:
https://www.psycom.net/autism-brain-differences
My brain is a computer for sure. It ticks along steadily....then when stuff like social interaction comes along it can't compute it and then starts to fry....
That is a remarkably comprehensive document and covers so much. It should be used as teaching material in schools, workplaces and everywhere really.
Thanks for posting!
Thanks for starting this thread Debbie.
I have often been challenged by some people when I tell them that my "MODE" of thinking is different.
If queried further, I always fall back on the Android -v- iOS -v- Mac OS -v- Linux -v- C++ etc.
It will be good to read the links that have been provided by the good folk here.
Thank you again mate.
Yeah it makes sense when I think about it this way
When I have a meltdown that's basically my computer brain crashing and then it reboots and I'm fine again :-/
I'm all about the science and technicals when it comes to my brain.
Accordingly, I can definitively report (after extensive, peer reviewed assessments and analysis) that my brain is a full ceramic bowl of spaghetti bolognase , that has fallen onto a stone floor - thus breaking the bowl - and now 3 or 4 hungry dogs have just discovered my brain.
That's science - that is. You're all welcome.
Exactly.
I think of my brain like a computer just that I'm wired different
I read some of these last night
Really interesting actually thanks for sharing:–)
I don’t like Simon Baron Cohen because he is very well known for leading some horrible and inhumane research projects about us including the awful Spectrum 10k.
I'll be looking through the articles posted by others.
I recently found a YouTube Vid by Prof Simon Barron-Cohen. 65% more neurons in the frontal cortex, apparently and greater connectivity between those neurons, also significantly less neural prunning...so sounds like we are hard wired for lots of 'if this, then that, and so' logical thinking and good factual memory.
Big amagdals though...ouch, kind of hot wired for anxiety as a downside.
You are very welcome!
Homebird said:Thank you for this link. I can relate to things mentioned. At work if I have a complicated problem to solve I hyper focus until resolved, but don't find it easy to manage interruptions. I am not a 'typical' woman who is supposed to be good at multi-tasking.
It’s great that you can resonate with the experiences mentioned. Interruptions must disrupt your flow! Did you know there is no such thing as multi tasking? Who wants to be typical anyway?!
Homebird said:I also need to know the 'why' which some people don't understand when it might be a small part of a conversation or news article and it might need some researching. My work colleagues probably find me a bit of a nuisance sometimes as I always want to know full details and explanations.
So do I! It’s because we are monotropic we need to know whether anything and everything is worth investing our very precious attention in because it takes a lot of energy to switch attention tunnels.
We deep dive by nature, it’s just part of our autistic cognition!
Thank you for this link. I can relate to things mentioned. At work if I have a complicated problem to solve I hyper focus until resolved, but don't find it easy to manage interruptions. I am not a 'typical' woman who is supposed to be good at multi-tasking.
I also need to know the 'why' which some people don't understand when it might be a small part of a conversation or news article and it might need some researching. My work colleagues probably find me a bit of a nuisance sometimes as I always want to know full details and explanations.
I also find I process things slower than some, so if someone gives me a list of places that have been in the news recently they have to give me the list slow enough, so I can process whether I know each place. The same is true of instructions. I read slowly for the same reason as I think about the sentences. If we had to read in class at school I was usually the last to finish.
Exactly!
It's a different operating system.
Enjoy hyper focusing!
You are very welcome! Neuroclastic is a great, very comprehensive resource for autistic authored information about autistic experience.
I've just read that article.
Thank you for sharing.
Very interesting.
Thank you for these responses.
Some reading is in order
Just remembered another resource by Neuroclastic that is brilliant:
Understanding the Autistic Mind:
https://neuroclastic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/UNDERSTANDING-THE-AUTISTIC-MIND-11.pdf
Hi
I love the Neuroclastic leaflet, it is great! I know it was intended for newly identified autistic children but it is a brilliant, affirming and positive introduction to autistic experience for anyone in our community regardless of age!