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 Forum: General Autism Discussion   Topic: "Rational" Thinking Theory

Brannel
Posted: 23 Oct 2013, 6:43 pm 

Replies: 23
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The reason I consider myself more empiricist than rationalist is because rationalism has one very serious flaw: Its conclusions depend upon the assumptions we make. An example: All Indonesians are green. Ganondox is Indonesian. Therefore, Ganondox is green. The problem with this impeccably construc...

 Forum: General Autism Discussion   Topic: Social Interaction is like playing tennis

Brannel
Posted: 23 Oct 2013, 12:26 pm 

Replies: 24
Views: 2,034
You can learn something from this. A lot of the time, when people are complaining, they just want sympathy and for their problem to be acknowledged, rather than for a solution to be provided. Think about "solutions" or advice like "you need to smile more" or "you just need to get out there and inte...

 Forum: General Autism Discussion   Topic: How to I avoid smalltalk from cashiers without looking rude?

Brannel
Posted: 23 Oct 2013, 11:55 am 

Replies: 36
Views: 5,075
You don't want to actively ignore the cashier. They are human, too. I think the chit-chat in grocery lines is a way to humanize both people. My dad worked as a pharmacist and once commented that someone could program a vending machine to do his job. That's a pretty dehumanizing way to view a career...

 Forum: General Autism Discussion   Topic: I never understand.

Brannel
Posted: 23 Oct 2013, 11:33 am 

Replies: 12
Views: 1,264
Isn't this some sort of auditory processing disorder? I have similar problems. Is it actually related to autism? Anybody can have it, right? My biggest problem is I can't understand speech if there's background noises. Small noises others don't notice sound loud and disruptive to me. I can understa...
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