What are some examples of abstract concepts that...

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...autistic people have difficulty grasping?

I've heard patriotism cited as one.

For me it's the notion of an "awkward silence"-
but then I don't feel the need to chatter constantly about bullsh*t to feel comfortable.

What do you meen exactly? Hard to grasp because they don't intelectually understand them, like in their definition, or they can't participate in them. For example patriotism - they can't be patriotic or understand why others are.
I think concepts that have to do with emotion are problematic for people with as.

School Spirit, but that is considerably close to patriotism.

Here's a big one, Religion.

Identity.

And I am still grappling with what exactly empathy is. It really bothers me that I can not grasp it precisely to decide whether I show it or not.

According to this article, it is literally grasping something that isn't right here right now. I can see that I don't have a problem with it.

http://www.aspminds.com/abstractthinking.html

So, it's not a matter of understanding why people are patriotic, it's understanding what patriotism is in the first place.

Perhaps fascism, nationalism, chauvinism, to further stress patriotism? Although, I feel it is not relevant at all. Seems to vary independently.

Social networking, chit-chat. How to listen to people around you. What pleasure is in activities I despise to some degree, such as wellness weekends. Not being honest is helpful to most ppl, but how??

I don't have any problem in understanding the abstract concept of "chit-chat"; it is the participation in the concrete chit-chat that is difficult to me.

I don't find it hard to grasp that concept, though I'd have enormous difficulty embracing it......there's no sick bucket big enough.

For me, I have trouble grasping the concept of manipulation and social networking.

Did anyone read the link I cited? Oh, never mind. <<<moi

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I still have difficulty with understanding that concept, thought in general I know how it works. Like, if you are a good specialist, and going to sell your software innovation to a leader of a company, you talk 90% of football, and only 10% of the actual subject, such as how your software works, and how much it is ahead of the competition etc.

abstract concept: A means of describing or categorizing the objects of inquiry (how the world, people or things work), by thinking of "thing-in-itself", meaning thinking of the properties of things that can not be seen, touched, tasted, or heard, etc, but still are known by the mind.

To conceptualize something is to know a thing without knowing it's use, to know it without being able to see, touch, or feel it. One must thing of the objective in it's purest essence as if it still existed if no human existed to know that it exists at all.

social networking means you're friendly with people for the primarily objective of them giving you jobs, financial resources, or access to someone important. In other words, your personal feelings and opinions towards the person is not important, what is important is that they can introduce you to people who can help you. They are "middle men" being used only for the purpose of achieving an objective, but not because you actually care to know anything about them.

I have trouble grasping concepts related to government, politics, and finances. They're nearly meaningless to me.

I don't understand religion or parent alienation. I am sure those are abstract concepts. But everyone has things about life they don't understand so does that mean everyone has issues with abstract concept?

I always figured it meant problems with abstract thinking and that is me. I tend to be concrete. So that was why I needed extra help in school with my school work and needed things modified.

I also have a hard time grasping politics but I have been told that is a difficult topic, so is financial stuff.

I also don't understand why people miss other people, I can understand if they are going away for a really long time but to miss them while they are at work or while you are at work. I do not miss my husband or son when I go to work because I know they were be there when I get home. It's not like I am going away for a really long time. I can remember missing my family when I was away for a week only because I had a hard time adjusting because I couldn't shower every night and I was home sick so there was a logical connection to it for why I would miss my family. But then when I started to adjust, I didn't miss them anymore. It just took me like three days to adjust. But I still don't understand why people would miss their families or friends if there is no reason to miss them and if you are busy and doing fine away from them and don't need them. I dunno if that counts as an abstract concept. I don't even miss my family because I don't need them.


I do not understand small talk. Yeah I know they do it because it's part of the social rules but I don't understand it. Why would I want to ask someone how are they and not want to hear an honest answer? Why would I want to ask someone how's the weather if I already know the answer. I can see it out the window, duh. I ask it if I am genuinely curious because I want to know if it got nicer outside or something. That is if I can't see the weather because there are no windows nor am I outside to see it. It makes sense to ask it online because you can't see their weather so you are curious what the weather is like where they are. But I do not understand why people ask it even if they know how the weather is. Abstract concept?