I think the actual worst part about this is that pattern recognition isn’t supposed to be a neurodivergent thing. Pattern recognition is like a built in feature in humans, but most people have it beat out of them in school
Pattern recognition is like a built in feature in humans, but most people have it beat out of them in school
Like so much else, it’s a trained skill. You don’t have pattern recognition beaten out. You just aren’t so heavily invested in a subject that you get it stamped in.
It’s not as though we’re born with the ability to hear Morse Code, for instance. You have to develop an ear for it.
It’s also a double edged sword, especially when you queue in on a pattern without understanding the reason behind it. Plenty of patterns are purely coincidental.
Picking out a “message” in a series of sounds doesn’t mean the dish washer is talking to you.
I thought that’s part of the reason we excelled as a species, seeing the patterns to eat or run from and knowing which is which. Plus getting curious about new ones and if they dont eat us figuring out what to do with them.
I think the actual worst part about this is that pattern recognition isn’t supposed to be a neurodivergent thing. Pattern recognition is like a built in feature in humans, but most people have it beat out of them in school
Like so much else, it’s a trained skill. You don’t have pattern recognition beaten out. You just aren’t so heavily invested in a subject that you get it stamped in.
It’s not as though we’re born with the ability to hear Morse Code, for instance. You have to develop an ear for it.
It’s also a double edged sword, especially when you queue in on a pattern without understanding the reason behind it. Plenty of patterns are purely coincidental.
Picking out a “message” in a series of sounds doesn’t mean the dish washer is talking to you.
I thought that’s part of the reason we excelled as a species, seeing the patterns to eat or run from and knowing which is which. Plus getting curious about new ones and if they dont eat us figuring out what to do with them.