Published on 12, July, 2020
Research Shows Three Distinct Thought Styles In People With Autism
Full article here: www.forbes.com/.../
When reading articles such as these, I'm frequently struck by the thought that I am all of these things, at different times. I do seem to have a reputation for changeability, but I'm also renowned for sometimes sticking to my original plan thru' thick and thin.
Now might be a good time for me to check out some of Temple's work. You might say I have been avoiding it because I see some contradictions between Temple's chosen way of life, and that of many of her numerous readers. In the past, I worked in livestock agriculture, and I have quite a few thoughts of my own on livestock handling. But, I also know that quite a few animal management regimes fall down because they put both the animals and their handlers under considerable stress.
Senor said:I'm frequently struck by the thought that I am all of these things
Likewise - the idea of the different kinds of thinking style seems reasonable, but I also find myself to be a mix of those things depending upon the task or the context. I've been an artist and worked as an engineering draughtsman/CAD-designer, I'm a musician, I've worked writing technical documentation and have always been a keen reader, and I'm a computer coding hobbyist who uses algebra all the time for my audio processing code. That seems to just about cover all three; or it would if I weren't also aphantasic, so however it is that I do my graphical work, it's paradoxically not by "visual thinking" as far as I can tell.
The bullet point for the second one stood out too. Yes, language is definitely a big part of reasoning for me, and a special interest (likely hyperlexia, too), but "talking"!? Hmm, maybe when I'm talking to myself; but generally not otherwise!