[Oz-gifted] Literal language & visual thinkers

[Rose Churches]

   Could there be a connection between the literal translation of
   language associated with Asperfers and Gidtedness?
   Rosemary Churches
   0418855388
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     From:  Fly <fly2 at bigpond.net.au>
     Reply-To:  oz-gifted at rite.ed.qut.edu.au
     To:  oz-gifted at rite.ed.qut.edu.au
     Subject:  Re: [Oz-gifted] Literal language & visual thinkers
     Date:  Mon, 20 Mar 2006 13:49:33 +1100
     >>I've been seeing a counsellor recently with my son who is a
     gifted
     >>visual thinker and she seems concerned about his tendency to be
     so
     >>literal. To be honest, I'd stopped noticing this trait and had
     come
     >>to accept it as part of a visual thinker's lot in life - now I'm
     >>just wondering if this is a fair assumption.
     >>
     >>I know lots of you have visual thinkers in your families - have
     you
     >>also found them to be very literal in the speech and
     understanding
     >>of other's speech?
     >>
     >>
     >
     >Yes. very. We have done a lot of work on innuendo and inference.
     >Also body language. A lot of texts are quite confusing if you are
     >very literal-esp math
     >Louise
     >
     >
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