Guest guest Posted June 18, 2012 Report Share Posted June 18, 2012 I 'spoze now we'll all be hearing a lot about *context*... ....Pointedly, and dripping with *significance*, as in: " Autism Spectrum Disorders as Context Blindness " . ...As though a new discovery had been made; a new understanding arrived at. This is special pleading with a vengeance: *EVERYTHING* has " context " , always and forevermore; there's nothing new in that. To point out that something exists, or happens, " in context " always is useful - a reminder perhaps of special circumstances to be considered - and there's nothing wrong in that. We've all done it; I've done it aplenty. But to promote " context " as overarching everything under consideration (necessarily including itself) is merely silly. At best it's a syllogism. At worst logically equivalent to claiming the whole is more than the sum of its parts (including itself). Big-time contradictions follow. - Bill, AS, ...puzzling over the new psychology -- WD " Bill " Loughman - Berkeley, California USA http://home.earthlink.net/~wdloughman/wdl.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 18, 2012 Report Share Posted June 18, 2012 > I 'spoze now we'll all be hearing a lot about *context*... Too late. I've been talking about the connection between low Social IQ and context 'blindness' for years. And not only in reference to Aspies, as I know NTs who have this problem too. > ...Pointedly, and dripping with *significance*, as in: " Autism Spectrum > Disorders as Context Blindness " . ...As though a new discovery had been > made; a new understanding arrived at. I don't think there is anything new here, just an articulation of a concept that already existed. And like I said, it's not just an autism related issue. > But to promote " context " as overarching everything under consideration > (necessarily including itself) is merely silly. I disagree here, Bill. Understanding the role of context can make or break an interpersonal interaction. Context drives everything, and not understanding this is a sure recipe for social and professional faux pas, no matter what one's neurotype might be. Best, ~CJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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