@OrdinaryCitizen posted an excellent YouTube video the other day, a lecture by Sarah Hendrickx about women/girls on the spectrum. At one point she talks about autistic people with average to above average intelligence who also have low comprehension, meaning that we have trouble comprehending everyday occurrences and situations outside of what we're used to. This makes us look very stupid at times. She also discusses how many autistic people have no trouble speaking coherently about something we already know about, whether it's a favorite interest or really just any topic we've had time to thoroughly study beforehand, but when someone unexpectedly asks us a simple question about something we’re unfamiliar with or aren’t expecting, our minds boggle and go completely blank, we can’t sort our thoughts out, and we end up having no clue how to respond.
What exactly causes this? Executive dysfunction? Deficits in verbal comprehension? Something else?
I'm curious how often this happens to you guys. It's dreadful because you end up feeling so ridiculous and stupid.
Here's the full video if anyone wants to watch it. The part about comprehension begins at about six minutes and twenty seconds in.
What exactly causes this? Executive dysfunction? Deficits in verbal comprehension? Something else?
I'm curious how often this happens to you guys. It's dreadful because you end up feeling so ridiculous and stupid.
Here's the full video if anyone wants to watch it. The part about comprehension begins at about six minutes and twenty seconds in.
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