Autism and multiple choice tests

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This happened to me quite a bit especially in a psychobiology class i had in the beginning. in most of the questions i could see where all answers could be correct in certain circumstances and i kept getting Bs. i made an appointment and spoke to my professor about it. he assured me that there was only one correct answer to each multiple choice question. i pulled out the latest test and took one of the questions that he marked incorrect. i proceeded to go over every choice stating why and under what circumstances the answers could be correct. when i finished he just stared at me for a full minute after which he said "you think too much." i told him that that was not a helpful comment and asked him for a suggestion. he said dont think at all. just let the answer reveal itself. i thought great but when i took the next test, as an experiment, read the questions but i didnt even read the answers i just picked the one that seemed to be brightest vibration on the paper than the rest and i ended up getting an A. after that i got As but really questioned the usefulness of school. my experience with essay exams is that it is like automatic writing. by the end i have no idea if i have failed or succeeded but they are always As.

i am so happy to be able to talk about this in this forum. i had never found anyone who could identify with this. i have only recently realized that i am on the spectrum. thanks for the topic.

i think this is where asperger's comes into play. what seems ambiguous to us (and likely is) can be deduced by others who more easily grasp the general ideas, or even just grasp the concept that a question can be less specific or accurate than it purports to be, and yet still be answerable somehow.

i just find myself arguing with the questions. i have the same trouble with pre-recorded customer service telephone calls and that kind of thing. i seem to always have an issue that can't be accurately classified within the menu choices. or i am unable to extrapolate from them to determine where my question is best answered. i don't know where it belongs unless it's stated directly.