Research examines relationship between autism and creativity

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Date:
August 13, 2015
Source:
University of East Anglia
Summary:
People with high levels of autistic traits are more likely to produce unusually creative ideas, new research confirms. While the researchers found that people with high autistic traits produced fewer responses when generating alternative solutions to a problem, the responses they did produce were more original and creative. It is the first study to find a link between autistic traits and the creative thinking processes.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/20 ... 222253.htm

Interesting. I've always felt I was kind of original in my approach to solving problems. Maybe there's no real paradox between this and the "restricted interests and behaviour" because that diagnostic wording doesn't really capture our thinking and behavioural style very well?