Over-analyzing things

[On the Inside]

Color theory and perception were once a special interest of mine.

Light is a spectrum, much of which is invisible to the naked eye. What is "visible" light varies from species to species, from insects up to blue whales. Our perception is dependent on our individual arrays of photo-receptors in the retina, then goes off to our over analyzing brains, with it's crazy associations, blind spots, preferences, etc. to further mix up the idea of perception.

I like earth tones, myself.

 

[Kari Suttle]

The psychology class that i'm taking right now is on the sensation and perception unit, and i think i'm definetally overanalyzing it. I made an entire couple hundred long forum post asking about the term sensory adaptation. You know how aspies frequently have sensory issues? Seeing as how the term sensory adaptation refers to the body's naturally blocking out repetitive, mundane sounds i just HAD to ask for clarification on it from the prof and class at large. All without mentioning ASDs though, im too shy for that.

But really, i asked if and how it varies from person to person, how it would vary even individually based on the person's mental/emotional state at the time, and what the explanation is for not being able to block out repetitive sounds. I think my question to the class forum was a little extensive for something the textbook only dedicated a few sentences to! I'm just waiting on somebody to reply...I know the prof will, i'm eager to hear what she thinks. Its all online so i gotta wait.

 

[GhostWriter]

I find those types of questions interesting and can ponder and discuss such things at length. But I have learned over time, now that I'm in my forties, older more "mature" people aren't as interested in such things. I guess they need their entertainment in the form of violent shows and movies, or football.

I agree- I am drawn to those types of Queries. But as you said, lots of people, & not just Older ones, are completely Bored by this, so instead of subjecting them to a rambling discussion, I usually go off & research the subject by myself. And I don't discuss it afterwards, unless someone else asks about it. Even then, I hesitate to speak about what I found out because I get a lot of negative reactions- either they are obviously bored, or they doubt what I say, or they think it's just really Odd....

 

[GhostWriter]

But Hey There Folks! Am I wrong in thinking that several Responders got Off the Track of this discussion about ( I think) 'Over- analyzing Things'??

 

[zurb]

What is the comorbidity of Asperger's and social psychiatric ailments?

When they have a true definition of what ASD is,I will buy into the comorbid game. My observations here at AC lead me to believe that what is considered comorbid to it may be another flaw in the understanding of autism.

I think I understand, but I'm not sure. Can you explain more please?

 

[Nitro]

I think I understand, but I'm not sure. Can you explain more please?

In my understanding,a co-morbid ailment has nothing to do with another one and is separate...there is a very high prevelance of co-morbid symptoms reported alongside people with ASD in the diagnosis they receive...it begins to form a pattern in my mind that possibly the pros are wrong in their thoughts

It is only my opinion and nothing more...care to add?

 

[zurb]

You mean like its not a comorbid but rather an integral part of Aspergers/Autism?
In my mind, there are some things like superfigimeeping* that are not comorbids, but are part of being Aspie. However, they are often addressed as comorbids.

On the otherhand, things like depression might not be part of Aspergers per se, but many suffer depression as a result of living with Aspergers. In this sense, it may technically be a comorbid, but it could also be taken as another indicator that Aspergers may be present.

I don't currently see any direct connection between Aspergers (brain development) and Celiac (intestinal reaction to gluten) unless it is genetic. My son was definitely Aspie before he started solids. This is probably purely comorbid.

*For those not familiar with this term, please contribute to the new word for stimming thread

 

[Nitro]

Maybe I am over analyzing that

 

[phoe]

Over analysing things can often be mis-interpreted as OCD, because if there's some problem we can see / have, but can't verbalise the issue properly, we can end up trying to write relevant info down (in my case, pain due to a bad back), which is then simply dismissed as OCD tendencies :-(

I could (and still can) see issues with systems we use in work, which I was telling them needed some automated "sanity checking" to make sure the whole system didn't fall apart.

I found it funny when last month, there was a small line in a presentation to the whole company that said we had 51,000 items of equipment on record in this system, and they'd "only" had to make 49,000 corrections in the previous 12 months... I was warning them when the system first went live around 1999/2000 :-}

 

[Nitro]

Over analysing things can often be mis-interpreted as OCD, because if there's some problem we can see / have, but can't verbalise the issue properly, we can end up trying to write relevant info down (in my case, pain due to a bad back), which is then simply dismissed as OCD tendencies :-(

I could (and still can) see issues with systems we use in work, which I was telling them needed some automated "sanity checking" to make sure the whole system didn't fall apart.

I found it funny when last month, there was a small line in a presentation to the whole company that said we had 51,000 items of equipment on record in this system, and they'd "only" had to make 49,000 corrections in the previous 12 months... I was warning them when the system first went live around 1999/2000 :-}

Sometimes management doesn't understand what they have and are forced to pay for their mistakes at any cost

 

[Rudy Schmidt]

Why are Goofy and Pluto so different, despite both being dogs? Different breed, perhaps?

Also, shouldn't the opposite of "exaggerate" be "inaggerate"? (I stubbornly use the word "inaggerate", even though people argue it isn't a real word - no word was a real word before people started using it, so NUH)

 

[radasp]

I believe, although I haven't a shred of proof, that the neurobiology of Asperger's Syndrome and the tension around navigating a world that experiences things differently is the root cause of anxiety and depressive disorders. Sometimes I wish I were in a position to influence a study on the subject:

What is the comorbidity of Aspberger's and social psychiatric ailments?

I write a blog that investigates the concrete basis of Asperger's, as opposed to psychological nonsense and hysteria. And proposes that we are a personality that "scares" neurotypicals. (Fear of facts, physical reality and science) Many of our so-called symptoms (including comorbid MH diagnosis) are reactions to an unhealthy social environment, because we are less domesticated (less childish) than modern social humans. check it out: Asperger: The HypoSocial Human | Investigating the Asperger brain as a legacy of ancestral humans

 

[tree]

I write a blog...: Asperger: The HypoSocial Human | Investigating the Asperger brain as a legacy of ancestral humans

If what I read in the entry for 10 April 2015 is true,
then I could begin to approach the idea that I might some day
be of use/provide *value.
*I want to insert "lasting" here, but everything is temporary.

"There is no sharp division between playful participation and real participation in the valued activities of the group."

 

[Keith]

I've begun instinctively viewing character or plot development in fiction as "convenience" rather than development, even though in fiction you can put whatever you want provided it makes sense.

 

[Shawn D]

I've begun instinctively viewing character or plot development in fiction as "convenience" rather than development, even though in fiction you can put whatever you want provided it makes sense.

I do this sometimes! I do think that it's easier to view a story line in this light if the plot is bad. THEN it's almost like watching a poorly planned chess game. The more complex the story, the easier it is to overlook the convenience of events that move the plot along.

 

[CaveDweller]

Does the actor Colin Firth have a son called Colin Thecond?

Seriously though, I enjoy analysing things and looking at things from a different angle. I consider it a perk of the condition.

 

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[Mia]

Do it all the time, it's often what keeps me awake at night. Just returned from an exploration of an area I'm going to tomorrow morning at 8:00. Glad I did, there's construction and detours which will add at least ten minutes to the drive. On the way there I discovered an organic produce market, probably the only one I've ever encountered in this area.

At that time of the morning, even though it's early saturday I'd rather not waste any time getting lost, which tends to make me anxious and stressed. Sometimes overthinking situations and doing 'dry runs' has many advantages.

 

[Kupu2]

I have a tendency to over-analyze things, including the titles of things.

1) Was there a Monkey Ball before Super Monkey Ball?
2) If they got rid of the panelist interviews on Jeopardy, they wouldn't run out of time as often
3) Why didn't Canada buy Alaska?
4) There might be things which exist that cannot be seen, felt, tasted, heard, or smelled.

Boy, am I weird.

No. You are not weird. I absolutely adore your last question. Intellectual ambrosia!

 

[Cali Cat]

Have you ever sat and pondered what was here before the universe began? If you say, "Nothing," that's fine; but, isn't nothing just another human construct? Nothing is the absence of something. You can't have nothing without something. What does nothing look like? It can't be light and it can't be dark. Those are both something. So, what exactly is nothing in this most cosmic sense?

Now, that's over analyzing.