Do aspies often operate at a much deeper level of analysis?

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Disclaimer: I don’t know whether I have AS so these observations are based on a very limited knowledge in this area. To ask some questions may help me understand the disorder better, even if it turns out not to apply to me.

Logical v illogical (bear with me - this first bit may not look linked to the title)

1. Logical:

Some stereotypes of autism, such as the mathematic or science genius, would suggest that NTs think aspies are highly logical people.
Also, taking things literally and struggling with the many twists of the English language (I don’t know if other languages have such a strong tendency to say things that literally mean completely what the person doesn’t mean in order to communicate something? :p) – mild example being ‘how are you?’ - surely if the person doesn’t want to stop and know how you are if the truth is detailed or a less than chipper response, and they just want to be friendly and say ‘hi’… why not just say ‘hi’?) – I personally would say that confusion over ‘how are you?’ often not really meaning ‘how are you?’, is a very logical way of looking at the world, even if it isn’t a ‘normal’ way of looking at the world, although I could be wrong.

2. Illogical:

I would have thought, contrary to the above stereotype of being very logical, aspies are seen by NTs as not very logical, judging by the fact that those with AS are often seen to have perceptions and views and reactions that ‘don’t make sense’? I am guessing people may view things such as meltdowns, extreme emotional reactions, to things that appear so small and insignificant to the onlooker, as also being completely irrational and illogical.

So my question is: Do you think that Aspie’s can be misunderstood in communication with NTs because they naturally operate at a much deeper level of analysis which is not neurotypical but is nevertheless probably very honest and reasonable logic if a reasonable person spent enough time breaking it all down enough to see the logic? Lol.

Hmm, not sure if I worded that very well, sorry if it makes no sense! Also – I hope none of this is offensive – they are just ponderings not judgements or conclusions.

I don't know if I operate at a much deeper level of analysis than an NT. Hell, I don't know if I operate at a deeper level of analysis than someone on the spectrum. I do think about things a lot, including my health, my welfare, my future, my interests, etc. Whether or not this is deeper than others is beyond me.

Personally I have a much deeper level of analysis and many people think of me as a gunius. Is this becouse of my having Aspergers, my high IQ, my good education, my love of knowledge? Propably all of these put together. Would I have my philosophic mind without Aspergers, no, or not nearly to the level it is.
Gernerally speaking I do think that of Aspergers minds are conducive to producing a deeper level of thinking. As to the matter of the odd things we do, which ome NTs call illogical, often times these things when more deeply analyzed are shown to have unique rationall. Though lots of times are odd behavior comes from preferances without rasons to back them; though that is the same for NTs, who have all sorts of irrational habits, but since they're commen aren't noticed as much.

People tend to say that I think too much, and that I need to loosen up a bit.
I think that means I have a much deeper thought than they do.

I'm more of the logical side according to most people.
People who find me illogical are the ones who are the utmost illogical themselves.

Thankyou for your responses on this,

LoveNotHate - In what way do I write like you do? Haha just curious, to see whether writing style could be useful to observe as a preliminary part of accessing how someone thinks and whether their neurology is 'normal' or potentially not. In your experience on this forum do you feel that many people with autism have a similar writing style?

As per the OP, not understanding that/when the same phrase can carry more than 1 meaning depending on the context isn't a sign of deep thinking or of logic.

However, if because you don't automatically understand that when such a phrase is uttered what the exact meaning is, and if you decide you want to know exactly what they were saying, you will then have to consciously try to figure out what the meaning is. Understanding the sentence requires deeper, active conscious thought for you.

Like, a master chess player might have memorized hundreds of openings such that they just know what the best move to do is without having to go through all the intermediate moves to figure that out, therefore they could actually be thinking less about their game than a novice.

I don't know how pervasive this particular aspect of ASD is in terms of everyday thoughts, and I'm sure it varies from person to person, but if you're always only getting a basic understanding of minutia, then of course you'll have to think more about things than someone whose brain automatically groups things into a more wholistic perception if you're trying to communicate with them on a more wholistic/more meta level.

In the same vein, a NT who tries to understand things as minutia would actively have to deconstruct their basic perceptions to understand the world the way you do. And that would require deeper thought for them.

Logic doesn't really play into it as far as I can tell. Some people, NT or autistic, like to get lost in their thoughts more than others.

Another aspect though, if what interests you doesn't involve constantly seeing and experiencing sensations, you're going to probably be spending more time in your own thoughts. So with sensory overload that autistics experience, of course one would spend more time paying attention to your thoughts. But I still don't think that that means you're necessarily more logical or critical. One can spend all sorts of time being uncritical about thoughts.

my dad once told me people don't want to think about things too deeply he said that's why people don't like talking with me as i get to deep with things in conversations so id say yes we do

Do Aspies operate at a much deeper level? Nope. Aspies seem to operate on much the same levels as everyone else. The approach is different, but many of the views and conclusions are the same.

Aspies are also no more logical than anyone else, and I think many confuse "being unemotional" with "being logical" or "being rational" when this is simply not the case. Vulcans are fictional TV characters, not a real world culture.

Autistic people do seem to have cognitive tendencies that differ from NTs, as well as cognitive differences that can be profoundly different from NTs, but it's not like being autistic is completely separate from all other humans.

cavernio - Thankyou for those interesting thoughts on the matter

I analyze the crap out of everything, and my personal journal is filled with bullet-point lists and complex outlines of whatever topic is on my mind. I assumed this was an autistic thing, but apparently not?

Going back to your original question, my answer is: maybe this is Something? I'm not saying I am sure it's an autistic trait, but at least some of us do this. Maybe some NT's do too?
I know part of my communication slowness is people speaking nonsense and my attempting to "understand" the illogic pouring out of their mouths, translate this, form the idea of what I want them to comprehend, then form the correct illogical linguistic reply for them to probably misunderstand me no matter what I say! Lol
It's so much fun- in social groups.
It's exhausting.