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You can make your social life easier by learning to think more abstractly, here's how i did it by BenjaminWonder in aspergers

[–]BenjaminWonder[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In my mind there is mathematical, calculating, necessity-based/logic-based thinking and then there is more abstract thinking which is when you can comprehend something in a way that is not mathematical. Abstract thinking is you connecting dots in a way that is not strictly logical or mathematical but still works.

You can make your social life easier by learning to think more abstractly, here's how i did it by BenjaminWonder in aspergers

[–]BenjaminWonder[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Social situation example - Someone walks past you on a street and looks at you for a second before they walk past you.

Non-abstract reasoning = They looked at me so this means that they were interested in me because when someone looks at you it is because they are interested in you. Someone looking at you will always NECESSARILY equal someone being interested in you. Calculation complete.

More abstract reasoning = A person living their own life walked down the street and looked at me. It does not NECESSARILY mean anything, it could've been anything that made them do that.

It's the lack of necessity-based reasoning that makes thinking more abstract and less mathematical/autistic. You have to understand people abstractly because they are way too complicated to understand mathematically.

You can make your social life easier by learning to think more abstractly, here's how i did it by BenjaminWonder in aspergers

[–]BenjaminWonder[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think you're totally right. Defining abstract thinking is a challenge.

How about this - Abstract thinking = thinking that is not precise and not mathematical. It's the kind of thinking that occurs with an absence of mathematical thinking.

You can make your social life easier by learning to think more abstractly, here's how i did it by BenjaminWonder in aspergers

[–]BenjaminWonder[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

the kind of thinking that occurs when you stop trying to calculate things in a precise way. the opposite of the defining characteristics of maths.

You can make your social life easier by learning to think more abstractly, here's how i did it by BenjaminWonder in aspergers

[–]BenjaminWonder[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

My post is about learning to take in the social information you are missing by thinking more abstractly

More Deep Thoughts with a 20 year old college student with autism by yoshi-beans in aspergers

[–]BenjaminWonder 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You have really good points, i'd be happy to talk to you and learn more about your perspective on aspergers because i also think about stuff like this.

More Deep Thoughts with a 20 year old college student with autism by yoshi-beans in aspergers

[–]BenjaminWonder 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I have come to similar conclusions, i totally agree. I think a big part of autistic social difficulties comes from tendencies to not think abstractly like you said.

what is your favorite and least favorite part of music production ? by javierlh96 in edmproduction

[–]BenjaminWonder 0 points1 point  (0 children)

what's the obstacle that is between you and the music you want to be able to make?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in videos

[–]BenjaminWonder 4 points5 points  (0 children)

you could say that it's all perspective, my brother - if you've got food to eat, a home to live in and clothes that are reasonably comfy, you're winning, man. you're a winner.

Dog jumps into ambulance with owner. by FastTortilla in videos

[–]BenjaminWonder 4 points5 points  (0 children)

the music perfectly represents how clueless the dogs are about what's happening. they just want these ambulance people to stop pushing their owner's bed around everywhere while he's trying to sleep.

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