Are you a "beeliner?"

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This research means that autistic children don't imitate as much as NT children, and autistic children are not as good at judging the actions of others using verbal labels. In their own actions, they are better at peforming the task and getting to the goal most efficiently.

Thank you for posting the video. Looking forward to viewing it!

Yes. What you say also perhaps implies that the question of whether the Aspies or the NTs were "right" is a moot one. Each approach has its strength and weakness.


At times I was rather underwhelmed by the video, probably because as a keen student of science it dismays me when popular science cuts corners and shies away from too much depth and detail. But it did raise some fascinating issues that provoked me to think a lot, so I found it well worth watching.

Thanks for your answers, folks, and feel free to post more, either about the questions I originally asked, or any tangential matters you like.

I have no idea if I am a “beeliner”. However, regarding social imitation, I do know this is something I have done in the past and something I continue to do.

When I was younger, I used to copy patterns that I observed in my brother. As he was socially successful and I wanted to be just like him.

As an adult, I copy patterns that I observe at work. Particularly of people who are “successful” in the workplace. By that, I mean that they do things without making others mad. I try to copy those behaviors, as I try to avoid pissing people off.