Why do autistic people go off on a tangent?

[vergil96]

I go off on tangents, because of scatterbrain

 

[Jonn]

I go off on tangents, because of scatterbrain

I would call it executive dysfunction and ADD/ADHD.

 

[thejuice]

I have executive dysfunction when im overstimulated. Im overstimulated all the time, because i dislike being with my own thoughts. So sometimes i think i have adhd because of all the ED.

 

[vergil96]

I think I have both adhd and autism, because I get bored easily. But I'm not impulsive.

 

[jsilver256]

I would call it executive dysfunction and ADD/ADHD.

so, scatterbrain?

 

[Jonn]

so, scatterbrain?

If it is important to you, then so be it.

 

[Jonn]

I think I have both adhd and autism, because I get bored easily. But I'm not impulsive.

I am ADD but I become ADHD when I ingest caffeine.

 

[Jonn]

I have executive dysfunction when im overstimulated. Im overstimulated all the time, because i dislike being with my own thoughts. So sometimes i think i have adhd because of all the ED.

I need to research this more, but there seems to be a direct connection between ADD/ADHD and Erectile Dysfunction Executive Dysfunction.

 

[vergil96]

I am ADD but I become ADHD when I ingest caffeine.

Caffeine has little effect on me. I have to drink very much of it to become hyper. However, it makes me not feel hungry or tired or sleepy.

And overstimulation is another pair of shoes.

 

[Jonn]

Caffeine has little effect on me. I have to drink very much of it to become hyper. However, it makes me not feel hungry or tired or sleepy.

And overstimulation is another pair of shoes.

Consider yourself lucky.

Spoiler

I have been having trouble with fast food outlets where young ppl learning the ropes are involved.
One in 4 orders gets stuffed up and I have decided I can't assume they will give me decaf when I ask for it.

I am sick of caffeine-induced mood swings as a result of inattention from the ppl serving so I have given up buying coffee altogether.
The emotional damage just isn't worth it.
I have put a bottle of drink in my car instead. /rant

 

[GrownupGirl]

I think deep inside we're all Rosanne Roseannadanna.

 

[Ronald Zeeman]

I don't talk much when around NT's If They knew how active my mind was jumping from one thought to another they would not want to start a conversation.

 

[Mary Terry]

I don't talk much when around NT's If They knew how active my mind was jumping from one thought to another they would not want to start a conversation.

Nor do you have any idea how active NT minds are. They just tend to be nicer toward those less fortunate who insist on demeaning others.

 

[Ronald Zeeman]

I have a dual issue bright and Aspie so keeping quiet works for me meeting fellow bright people is difficult for instance 2 % of population is Aspie 2% of population have IQ at or over !30 multiply and you get my issue. compounded by fellow bright Aspies masking. Why I like one on one conversations The service reps for the suppliers really enjoyed my company in the lab When I worked. Fortunately some of my one of my special interest were what I did, You imply I'm arrogant without knowing or having meet me.

 

[Captain Caveman]

After spending a lifetime of going off on tangents, I realized why I automatically do it. It avoids hitting mindblank walls.