I'm generally not a very mathematical person at all, but I'm fairly good with estimating certain things, especially probabilities. While I was trying to find clients to make websites for, I noticed that most shopping plazas and office parks have no-soliciting policies. Of those businesses that don't (a very small proportion), about ten percent might be interested in my services.
I'm also like this when I drive in a familiar area. One highway offramp leads directly to a traffic light because it intersects a major road and continues straight ahead as a four-lane road (although not nearly as busy as the intersecting road). I've noted that about ninety percent of the time, cars in the left lane are going to make a left turn onto a side road (I don't even know what's down that street), so it's best to stay in the right.
Estimation seems to be a strong intuitive skill for me. I am wondering how common this is for other aspies.
10 Sep 2005, 12:50 am
