06-28-2006, 11:36 PM
From the Neanderthal Site
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Direct
Direct processing of information in the right hemisphere, without involving the left hemisphere. Examples range from simple movements to automated car-driving. The advantage with this method lies in it's speed, and the ability to multitask with other activities. It's limited to right hemisphere functions, and as soon at it needs access to the left hemisphere, it can no longer execute unconscious.
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Verbal communication
Verbal communication is the major problem. There are two principal ways it can be performed:
The first one is the same way as "normal", but since the autistic individual doesn't store information in verbal form, it will be severely restricted. It can be used if you in advance go through possible scenarios and store them in verbal format, however as soon as something unexpected occurs, this will fail.
The second way is with the right hemisphere. The right hemisphere is ordering translation of the verbal information by the left. The left hemisphere sends back the result to the right, which handles the information. The right hemisphere then assembles an answer, that is sent to the left for translation to a suitable language. The left hemisphere then outputs the verbal information. As can be seen, this is a lot more complex than the normal processing, and for this reason the autistic individual will seem slow in verbal communications.
Direct
Direct processing of information in the right hemisphere, without involving the left hemisphere. Examples range from simple movements to automated car-driving. The advantage with this method lies in it's speed, and the ability to multitask with other activities. It's limited to right hemisphere functions, and as soon at it needs access to the left hemisphere, it can no longer execute unconscious.
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3.
Verbal communication
Verbal communication is the major problem. There are two principal ways it can be performed:
The first one is the same way as "normal", but since the autistic individual doesn't store information in verbal form, it will be severely restricted. It can be used if you in advance go through possible scenarios and store them in verbal format, however as soon as something unexpected occurs, this will fail.
The second way is with the right hemisphere. The right hemisphere is ordering translation of the verbal information by the left. The left hemisphere sends back the result to the right, which handles the information. The right hemisphere then assembles an answer, that is sent to the left for translation to a suitable language. The left hemisphere then outputs the verbal information. As can be seen, this is a lot more complex than the normal processing, and for this reason the autistic individual will seem slow in verbal communications.
Would these explain why:
1. I'm always doing things automatically without thinking, and hence unable to recall doing them when I need to?
3. Why I find myself giving automated responses to things, and flounder when asked something unexpected?
Or are these normal for all people?[/quote]