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That might be a way of describing how a computer would go about things (OK loosely, very loosely).

But beware of trying to emulate Data from Star Trek (or Vulcan logic) - I don't think its the same as AS despite meeting so many people who believe in it. It is fantasy fiction after all (oh dear I've started something now).

What people on the spectrum can do well is is pursue routine measurements, observations, calculations, correlations.

That's not to emulate a computer, but to carry out enough such operations to build up good working databases from which to make decisions or draw conclusions. We are less likely to get tired or bored doing this.

If you approach it that way you'll find you can beat NTs pretty nearly all of the time. They do not have the patience or persistance to build up a reserve of knowledge on which to base an assessment or statement. They tend to cut corners, guess more, act on impulse, and they know that other NTs are just as bad, and don't check.

The advantage for people on the spectrum is to be able to amass considerable quantities of information, and to have the memory capacity to hold this in their head.

But please don't play Mr Data, or Mr Spock - that's fiction and will just get you laughed at.

That might be a way of describing how a computer would go about things (OK loosely, very loosely).

But beware of trying to emulate Data from Star Trek (or Vulcan logic) - I don't think its the same as AS despite meeting so many people who believe in it. It is fantasy fiction after all (oh dear I've started something now).

What people on the spectrum can do well is is pursue routine measurements, observations, calculations, correlations.

That's not to emulate a computer, but to carry out enough such operations to build up good working databases from which to make decisions or draw conclusions. We are less likely to get tired or bored doing this.

If you approach it that way you'll find you can beat NTs pretty nearly all of the time. They do not have the patience or persistance to build up a reserve of knowledge on which to base an assessment or statement. They tend to cut corners, guess more, act on impulse, and they know that other NTs are just as bad, and don't check.

The advantage for people on the spectrum is to be able to amass considerable quantities of information, and to have the memory capacity to hold this in their head.

But please don't play Mr Data, or Mr Spock - that's fiction and will just get you laughed at.