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Originally Posted by pocket lint
I have extreme difficulty with writing and speaking because in my mind, there are no words to match up to my thoughts. There are usually only pictures or symbols that float around when I think...
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Interesting article. I can very heavily relate to thinking in "pictures". I think in an odd sort of moving picture that incorporates all the details into it. I get quite frustrated when I know I have a superior idea, but I can put it into words. There are no words to describe it. Not only is a picture summoned, but I instantly know the past, present, and the future of the picture, and how the picture relates to other pictures similar to it. Pictures that I haven't even thought of yet. (I know this sounds strange)
Unlike the writer of this article my mental pictures/thoughts are not at all dependent on memory. I can generate associations with things I've never seen before.
What's also odd is that, while I'm not very skilled at math (or music), I can figure out averages (For numbers that aren't very complex) or an end gear ratio for a vehicle quite proficiently without doing any math in my head. I detach numbers from their specific values and concentrate on their significance in relativity to each other. Abstract mathematics (Oxymoron?) come easily to me, while concrete mathematics...not so much.