Comments on: The polymaths http://www.thatexplainseverything.com/traits/the-polymaths/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-polymaths A personal journey to understand Asperger's Syndrome and myself Mon, 19 Dec 2011 16:20:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Anna http://www.thatexplainseverything.com/traits/the-polymaths/#comment-438 Anna Thu, 06 Aug 2009 12:04:31 +0000 http://www.thatexplainseverything.com/?p=545#comment-438 Saja, Ben, James - WRT to the Little Mermaid, I have previously posted this link http://www.abc.net.au/rn/scienceshow/stories/2008/2359536.htm The transcript says "Fitzgerald is saying that each story describes a different aspect of Asperger's. The Steadfast Tin Soldier. The Little Mermaid. The Emperor's New Clothes. The Snow Queen." (I have also seen "The Princess and the Pea" suggested to be about sensory problems.) I find this particularly interesting because Fitzgerald believes Han Christian Andersen himself had Asperger's, so the stories are an insider's view, whereas changeling stories seem to be written from the point of view of the outsider. http://biodiverseresistance.blogspot.com/2008/02/changelings.html Saja, Ben, James – WRT to the Little Mermaid, I have previously posted this link http://www.abc.net.au/rn/scienceshow/stories/2008/2359536.htm

The transcript says

“Fitzgerald is saying that each story describes a different aspect of Asperger’s. The Steadfast Tin Soldier. The Little Mermaid. The Emperor’s New Clothes. The Snow Queen.”

(I have also seen “The Princess and the Pea” suggested to be about sensory problems.)

I find this particularly interesting because Fitzgerald believes Han Christian Andersen himself had Asperger’s, so the stories are an insider’s view, whereas changeling stories seem to be written from the point of view of the outsider.
http://biodiverseresistance.blogspot.com/2008/02/changelings.html

]]> By: AJ http://www.thatexplainseverything.com/traits/the-polymaths/#comment-402 AJ Mon, 20 Jul 2009 00:05:55 +0000 http://www.thatexplainseverything.com/?p=545#comment-402 I work on transmissions in passenger cars and light trucks. I learned that I don't need to remember all the technical information needed for this job. I just need to remember how to find the information needed at a particular time. To do this I have tons of files and notes, all organized so that I can find the information I need quickly. I also greatly rely on procedure, and routine to help me. I have found that my memory cannot be relied upon to not make any mistakes. I make the time to check that it is correct. It is very interesting to hear about lost memories. I remember little about the past. Even things that happened a few years ago I have forgotten. It is very uncomfortable at family events. I have cousins that I know I spent a lot of time with as a kid, but I know little more than their names now. I can remember things, but (like others have said) I need a little push in the right direction to do it. I do tend to forget things about people and relationships first. I can remember things like what kind of car someone has, or where they live, but not what they do for a living. I work on transmissions in passenger cars and light trucks. I learned that I don’t need to remember all the technical information needed for this job. I just need to remember how to find the information needed at a particular time. To do this I have tons of files and notes, all organized so that I can find the information I need quickly. I also greatly rely on procedure, and routine to help me. I have found that my memory cannot be relied upon to not make any mistakes. I make the time to check that it is correct.

It is very interesting to hear about lost memories. I remember little about the past. Even things that happened a few years ago I have forgotten. It is very uncomfortable at family events. I have cousins that I know I spent a lot of time with as a kid, but I know little more than their names now. I can remember things, but (like others have said) I need a little push in the right direction to do it.

I do tend to forget things about people and relationships first. I can remember things like what kind of car someone has, or where they live, but not what they do for a living.

]]> By: Saja http://www.thatexplainseverything.com/traits/the-polymaths/#comment-401 Saja Tue, 14 Jul 2009 17:42:53 +0000 http://www.thatexplainseverything.com/?p=545#comment-401 That's a good point, Ben - I also have memories that get jogged by other people reminiscing about things, so a lot of stuff is still in there. In keeping with my house, I suppose my mind is just not very well organized for finding important papers :-). That’s a good point, Ben – I also have memories that get jogged by other people reminiscing about things, so a lot of stuff is still in there. In keeping with my house, I suppose my mind is just not very well organized for finding important papers :-) .

]]> By: Anna http://www.thatexplainseverything.com/traits/the-polymaths/#comment-400 Anna Tue, 14 Jul 2009 16:26:34 +0000 http://www.thatexplainseverything.com/?p=545#comment-400 I saw this linked to on WP http://archneur.ama-assn.org/cgi/reprint/64/7/945.pdf I saw this linked to on WP
http://archneur.ama-assn.org/cgi/reprint/64/7/945.pdf

]]> By: James http://www.thatexplainseverything.com/traits/the-polymaths/#comment-399 James Tue, 14 Jul 2009 12:51:18 +0000 http://www.thatexplainseverything.com/?p=545#comment-399 That is a lovely metaphor. As with Ben, I suspect I'll have trouble remembering it! That is a lovely metaphor.

As with Ben, I suspect I’ll have trouble remembering it!

]]> By: Ben http://www.thatexplainseverything.com/traits/the-polymaths/#comment-398 Ben Tue, 14 Jul 2009 12:04:15 +0000 http://www.thatexplainseverything.com/?p=545#comment-398 that's fantastic, i'm going to remember that quote, thanks. unless, of course, i can't :) i'm terrible at remembering quotes, song lyrics and jokes. just awful. that’s fantastic, i’m going to remember that quote, thanks.
unless, of course, i can’t :)
i’m terrible at remembering quotes, song lyrics and jokes. just awful.

]]> By: Ben http://www.thatexplainseverything.com/traits/the-polymaths/#comment-397 Ben Tue, 14 Jul 2009 12:02:22 +0000 http://www.thatexplainseverything.com/?p=545#comment-397 holy moley, that's me! i realized a few years ago that my memories seem to be very much degraded compared to my peers. it saddens me a little, but what can i do? at first i thought that maybe i didn't have enough triggers for the memories to surface (photos, mementoes), but now see much in common with other aspies. when friends and my partner reminisce about a commercial or toy or cartoon from our collective childhoods, i have a rush of memory, so obviously they're still there somewhere, but i don't think i would have ever fished them out on my own. holy moley, that’s me! i realized a few years ago that my memories seem to be very much degraded compared to my peers. it saddens me a little, but what can i do? at first i thought that maybe i didn’t have enough triggers for the memories to surface (photos, mementoes), but now see much in common with other aspies. when friends and my partner reminisce about a commercial or toy or cartoon from our collective childhoods, i have a rush of memory, so obviously they’re still there somewhere, but i don’t think i would have ever fished them out on my own.

]]> By: Saja http://www.thatexplainseverything.com/traits/the-polymaths/#comment-396 Saja Mon, 13 Jul 2009 20:47:45 +0000 http://www.thatexplainseverything.com/?p=545#comment-396 Oh, Anna, that is so beautiful. And so, so true. Oh, Anna, that is so beautiful. And so, so true.

]]> By: James http://www.thatexplainseverything.com/traits/the-polymaths/#comment-395 James Mon, 13 Jul 2009 16:17:19 +0000 http://www.thatexplainseverything.com/?p=545#comment-395 Soph, I'm in the middle of an example of this right now. In the process of setting up my business, I'm needing to configure a bunch of servers for email and website hosting. This is the bread and butter of the daily work I've done for years, and yet I still find myself constantly turning to Google to remind myself exactly how something needs to be configured in detail. I know the concepts for this work, but find it impossible to keep most of the intricate knowledge in my head. Soph,

I’m in the middle of an example of this right now. In the process of setting up my business, I’m needing to configure a bunch of servers for email and website hosting. This is the bread and butter of the daily work I’ve done for years, and yet I still find myself constantly turning to Google to remind myself exactly how something needs to be configured in detail.

I know the concepts for this work, but find it impossible to keep most of the intricate knowledge in my head.

]]> By: James http://www.thatexplainseverything.com/traits/the-polymaths/#comment-394 James Mon, 13 Jul 2009 16:10:30 +0000 http://www.thatexplainseverything.com/?p=545#comment-394 Rachel, You'll have to forgive me - I'm a little behind at the moment on the reading front. I'll catch up and come back with a more appropriate comment. J. Rachel,

You’ll have to forgive me – I’m a little behind at the moment on the reading front. I’ll catch up and come back with a more appropriate comment.

J.

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