Are Aspies opininated?

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nthach
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29 Oct 2010, 1:22 am

Yes, I'm very opinionated.

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29 Oct 2010, 6:09 am

ReallyGoodName wrote:

Everyone is opinionated..I never really got the concept of not being opinionated.

I guess "opinionated" doesn't mean "having some opinions" but "having exceptionally strong opinions on most matters." Perhaps "over-opinionated" would be a better term.

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29 Oct 2010, 6:10 am

Haha you bet we are. A lot of people don't like me because I speak my mind, but then again, some people do respect me for it.

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29 Oct 2010, 6:19 am

I can be pretty opinionated, infact, sometimes it's a bit hard for me to tell between fact and opinion, I am getting better though!

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29 Oct 2010, 6:39 am

Aspies opinionated?

NO FREAKING WAY!

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29 Oct 2010, 7:21 am

Yes, I think so.

I suspect that it's to do with many Aspies feeling they have an excellent grasp of, and a staunch allegiance to, logic. Perhaps considerably more so than most NT's (this may well be true). Therefore they may feel like their view is not an "opinion" any more than 2 + 2 = 4 is an "opinion". They likely consider their view as logical, evidence based fact, otherwise they wouldn't hold it. So saying "well maybe you're right, we all have our valid opinions" just seems totally fake and inappropriate. Facts come before peacemaking. Does that sound familiar to others?

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29 Oct 2010, 9:59 am

Are cats grey?

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29 Oct 2010, 10:46 am

want to know if i'm opinionated? go check out the parenting forum. i'm General Pain-in-the-ass. can't seem to be able to stop myself even if it means having everybody hate me.
And i second maolcolm , i want to be proven wrong if i am indeed wrong, i get equally annoyed when someone tells me they respect my opinion but have a different one. It's like dodging the conversation , it's rude and dismissive....

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