Posted by Quintal on January 11, 2007, at 14:46:58
In reply to Re: Asperger's Syndrome test results.............., posted by Declan on January 10, 2007, at 1:15:48
>I have had a lot of trouble that seems to stem from an overliteralness. Take the one you can't avoid (several times a day, so you get practice): How are you? I take the other person's point and drift, and find lying difficult since they will detect it at once......they already know, it's written all over my face, that's why I usually don't ask them because I know already (it's all one big mind around here). The answer is (always) 'allright', but it has acquired a number of nuances.
I learned that only when I was about 22. The problem was that in our house everyone did take it literally and would launch into a detailed description of their bowel movements, bunions, and piles etc. It took me a while to figure out this is normally considered rude, but it left me baffled as to why people go around asking pointless questions. It's like conversation in general - often seems like making noise for the sake of distraction to me.
>Maybe this is boundaries, sense of self, engulfment? But what about the autist's lack of a theory of mind?...and from here on I need help.
I have a pretty good *theory* of mind, as you seem to too Declan, but it's putting it into practise that's the problem. It seems that something goes wrong with the coordination of scanning for social cues, interpreting them and responding properly at the right time. I just can't do it - like juggling. I can't do that either for more than a few seconds. Interesting that so many people on the autistic spectrum are physically clumsy as well. I think I've read that exercises that improve balance such as trampolines and balancing balls have been used to treat some autistic features. Anybody tried them? I was looking at a balancing ball the other day, I wonder if I should buy it?
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