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Re: Brain Hyperconnectivity in Children with Autism and Its Links to Social Deficits (2013)

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Post by wisty » Tue, Feb 11, 2025, 8:43 PM UTC

zozbot234 wrote: post #74

wisty wrote: post #73

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> What they're really asking, translated to "blunt and frank communication" mode is: "Why should we even care that you applied?" I think you just made that up. There can be plenty of things the interviewer could be fishing for. They may want to hear that the candidate really wants to work at this job (and have a "correct" reason - the company, the team, the nature of the job ....). They might want to hear about how i…

Why are you assuming that being a good fit would not also include things such as liking the company, the job etc? It's all the same thing anyway, you're right that there might be some cases where that becomes quite relevant. What's not going to be helpful though is answering "hey I just want to make some money and pay my rent" - even though in some sense, that answer might be quite reflective of reality!

Yes.

But the interviewer isn't asking something in "non-autistic language", they're farting out their mouth, and you need to just fill the space with something that sounds good.

Re: Brain Hyperconnectivity in Children with Autism and Its Links to Social Deficits (2013)

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Post by chubbyFIREthrwy » Wed, Feb 12, 2025, 6:12 PM UTC

fvvybfbfbyg wrote: post #125

chubbyFIREthrwy wrote: post #89

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Good points, I appreciate the perspective! But, as someone probably on the spectrum, I still feel like the point about "NT people can't talk about facts" holds up. Like, if someone replies, "I need the money etc" why can't NTs better clarify what they mean? For example, "Okay but why this company/role/specialty" as opposed to ?" If someone lacks the self-awareness to narrow down what they're looking for in a case lik…

To be fair being able to understand which facts matter in which situation and which are irrelevant can be a very important aspect of some jobs. I mean before replying “I need the money" etc. one should consider if that’s not obvious and why would the interviewer care about the information. It’s not particularly subjective. > who's making no effort Having to always be very literal and explicit is not very efficient th…

You're missing the same point as in the other reply. The issue is not whether you can conceivably derive some other reasonable interpretation of the question. The issue is whether a NT interviewer is deft enough at communication so as to make this just a minor hiccup. If they're so flabbergasted by that kind of reply, and just shut down that that point, then yeah, I'm sorry, they just suck at asking for what they want, or are trying to weasel out of owning the real question.

(Edit: Or, even better, why not, like migrate to a question that heads off the misinterpretation in the first place e.g. "Why do you feel this role is a good match for you?" I think you know why.)

Remember, everyday communication constantly has (far-more-obvious) misinterpretations that, in hindsight, with sufficient logical strength, one party could have avoided entirely. Those who are actually good at communication, at "talking about facts", can easily identify the mismatch and narrow down what they want. This remains true regardless of how obvious a thing one party missed.

So yes, I get it, you can derive a better interpretation. That's beside the (original) point about, why can't you ask for what you really want? Why would you say something like, "[uhhh, oh crap, I have no self-awareness...] Just, whatever you interpret the question to mean"?

And, as with the other commenter, it's kind of funny that you're discounting the possibility that an NT would ever be in a position where they can't/don't want to ask the question they really want to, and are in a position of power to expect the interviewee to volunteer it. ("Yes I'm desperate enough to really need the money and make up some story about how I really like your company/line of work to cover it.")

Re: Brain Hyperconnectivity in Children with Autism and Its Links to Social Deficits (2013)

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Post by codr7 » Sun, Feb 23, 2025, 7:17 PM UTC

neom wrote: post #116

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What you are describing is ADHD, that is quite common co-diagnosis to ASD.

I'm well aware of what my medical diagnosis and comorbidities are, I was sharing a fact about my situation, not an idea. I can't readily go outside without certain tools to manage my senses, I don't know anything about ADHD but I'm talking about autism.

I know, I have similar issues with the world we're living in.

But that doesn't mean there's anything wrong with my brain, just different.

I can imagine a world where none of these problems exist.

Re: Brain Hyperconnectivity in Children with Autism and Its Links to Social Deficits (2013)

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Post by codr7 » Sun, Feb 23, 2025, 7:18 PM UTC

computerthings wrote: post #129

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>>>This is like assuming that cancer is good? More cells, better body? There are many things in our build up, where evolution have been outcome from viruses. However I do not like your comparision to cancer - cancerous cells are generally shredding cells from the unity of your organism - they might be making new organism, but that organism is not part of your evolution anymore. Changes that are happening in autistic…

from the article: > Brain hyperconnectivity may limit flexible resource allocation, resulting in the rigidity and need for sameness that is often observed in individuals with ASD. Hence "more (all the time) isn't always better". If I just run all programs on my computer at once, I don't get more done. Don't forget it's a spectrum, including nonverbal. I think we don't so much discard information, but filter data (the…

I would say my brain is anything but rigid, more fluid than most people I've met.