Aspies For Freedom

Amy Wrote:

"A PICTURE is worth a thousand words" may sum up how people with autism see the world.------------------------------------
Just says that the observed over-reliance on the parietal cortex might have arisen to compensate for poor brain connections to the prefrontal cortex, which interprets language (Brain, DOI: 10.1093/brain/awll64). "That makes it difficult to understand complex language and to understand the intentions of other people," he says.

Hmm. Even if we don�t understand words so well, does it really mean we are missing the "Big Picture"?
In my opinion many of us do see the Big Picture, but different than majority.

Is this the place for newbie aspies?

I think I am...hadn't really thought about it much until that "Infinite Mind" program on Asperger's, which lead me to read about it, which led to an understanding that I probably have Asperger's. Like many on that program, I consider it a gift at this stage in my life. Had I known earlier, would I have been happier...who knows.

But to the point of the article. I happen to be a radiologist with a prodigious memory for radiology images. I can still see in my mind examinations of patients I saw 20 years ago but I can integrate it with fairly complex language as well. Frankly, my visual memory of cases is far above that of many of my colleagues. Turns out I was born to do this, and I would not have done well in a more patient contact specialty because I can seem aloof and cold.

I don't agree that complex language is above all people with Asperger's...I am also a phenomenal reader and can process a lot of that information quite efficiently. But I was not good with symbolism of mathematics.

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