THE ASPIE NEUROSCIENTIST

Attention

What is attention?

Attention excess disorder

Stories

Strategies

Essentially, it's what makes you NOT a slave of the world, as you have a choice of focus: in or out.
You've heard of attention deficit disorder. I propose there's an opposite deficit, where it's the internal focus that is irresistible, maybe due to a peculiarly strong self-reference network. That's my suspicion.
I won't notice if the world is falling apart...
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  • A day in an Aspie neuroscientist's mind
  • On how I found myself on the spectrum
  • Anxiety
  • Asperger or autism spectrum?
  • Attention
    • What is attention?
    • Attention excess disorder
    • Attention stories
  • Being bullied
  • Being held
  • Empathy
  • Facial recognition
  • Gluten intolerance
  • I'm not a sociopath, thank you
  • Inadvertent rudeness
  • Language
  • Let me see you talk
  • Manipulative skills
  • Mental visualization
  • Music
  • Oh science...
  • Panic attacks
  • Pattern finding
  • Sensory hypersensitivity
  • Social skills, or lack thereof
  • Spatial (un)awareness
  • Special interests
  • Stimming
  • Was that sarcasm?
  • You can't insult me
  • Dysfunctional days
  • Home
  • A day in an Aspie neuroscientist's mind
  • On how I found myself on the spectrum
  • Anxiety
  • Asperger or autism spectrum?
  • Attention
    • What is attention?
    • Attention excess disorder
    • Attention stories
  • Being bullied
  • Being held
  • Empathy
  • Facial recognition
  • Gluten intolerance
  • I'm not a sociopath, thank you
  • Inadvertent rudeness
  • Language
  • Let me see you talk
  • Manipulative skills
  • Mental visualization
  • Music
  • Oh science...
  • Panic attacks
  • Pattern finding
  • Sensory hypersensitivity
  • Social skills, or lack thereof
  • Spatial (un)awareness
  • Special interests
  • Stimming
  • Was that sarcasm?
  • You can't insult me
  • Dysfunctional days