MrSpock
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Before I was aware that I had Asperger's I had noticed differences between myself and others, and my unofficial diagnosis makes sense of most of these differences. But I'm not sure if the biggest difference I've noticed is an aspie trait or not, and I'd appreciate the opinions of others on this site. Since becoming aware of my autism and until today I'd assumed it was part of the package, since it might go some way toward explaining why we tend to be good at the sciences.
I've noticed that my emotions and logic seem more separated than in most people, when I am reasoning it is not impaired by emotion, and on the rare occasions when I am free to become passionate without disastrous result I don't 'think' in what I consider to be the normal sense at all.
Do you think that this is true of yourself? Could this explain in part our inability to place labels on the feelings of others? And maybe the trouble with hints as well, which seem illogical and are perhaps the result of emotions interfering with the logical process of turning thoughts into words? And maybe something else you have thought of that I have not?
Please feel free to share any insights you may have regarding this, it's not a new concept to me but I've not discussed it with anyone before and would like to explore it more thoroughly.
I've noticed that my emotions and logic seem more separated than in most people, when I am reasoning it is not impaired by emotion, and on the rare occasions when I am free to become passionate without disastrous result I don't 'think' in what I consider to be the normal sense at all.
Do you think that this is true of yourself? Could this explain in part our inability to place labels on the feelings of others? And maybe the trouble with hints as well, which seem illogical and are perhaps the result of emotions interfering with the logical process of turning thoughts into words? And maybe something else you have thought of that I have not?
Please feel free to share any insights you may have regarding this, it's not a new concept to me but I've not discussed it with anyone before and would like to explore it more thoroughly.