#information processing

[my-autism-adhd-blog]

Why Do Some Autistic People Need Extra Processing Time?

The Autistic Teacher

[eroswmorals]

idk why i hate reading and math and processing information

like i cant read most fanfics, i havent read a single book for my english class all the way through, ive js been bullshitting everything, and im failing math cus i dont even try :/

[jbfly46]

Trump had a chance to win over a lot of west coast liberals, and now he’s blown it with the way ICE has been conducting themselves on the west coast, on top of the very obvious and severe delay in the transfer of intel and information on and from the west coast to the east coast, and especially to the White House in our nation’s capital. The difference between the west coast and the east coast is like night and day, like they may as well be governed as two entirely separate countries, and the west coast contributes more to the nation’s GDP than all of the East Coast except for maybe New York because of Wall Street, and big tech essentially now controls the stock market, and AI essentially controls big tech. Hmm, I wonder who controls Ai, if any people, group of people, or organization has any level of actual control over AI, because I’ve never known humans to rush so greatly, putting their needs and responsibilities, on top of also putting societal needs and responsibilities, to the wayside, just to build something like Americans built Ai. The only thing that may compare is the building of some of the pyramids that exist on Earth.

[omegaphilosophia]

Unraveling Confirmation Bias: How Our Beliefs Shape Our Perspectives

Confirmation bias is a cognitive bias that leads people to interpret, remember, or search for information in ways that confirm their preconceptions or hypotheses. Here are some common things people use as confirmation bias:

Selective Exposure: People tend to expose themselves to information sources and media that align with their existing beliefs.

Selective Perception: They interpret ambiguous information in a way that supports their beliefs.

Selective Retention: People remember information that confirms their existing beliefs better than information that contradicts them.

Cherry-Picking Data: They selectively choose data or examples that support their viewpoint while ignoring or dismissing data that contradicts it.

Seeking Like-Minded Individuals: People often engage with communities or social groups that share their beliefs, reinforcing their existing views.

Misinterpreting Statistics: Individuals may misinterpret statistical data to support their preconceived notions.

Overvaluing Personal Experience: Personal anecdotes and experiences are given more weight than they should be in forming opinions.

Ignoring Expert Opinion: Dismissing expert opinions or scientific consensus when it contradicts one's beliefs.

Confirmation in Social Media Echo Chambers: Social media algorithms often expose users to content that aligns with their views, creating echo chambers where confirmation bias thrives.

Biased Information Search: When researching a topic, people may conduct biased searches, seeking out sources that confirm their beliefs.

Emotional Attachment: Emotional attachment to one's beliefs can make it difficult to consider alternative viewpoints objectively.

Attribution Error: People often attribute their successes to their abilities and their failures to external factors or situations, confirming their self-beliefs.

Groupthink: In group settings, individuals may conform to the group's beliefs to avoid conflict or maintain group cohesion.

Being aware of these tendencies is the first step in mitigating confirmation bias and promoting more open-minded and critical thinking.

[whats-in-a-sentence]

This was important new information about how traumatized people process nontraumatic information that has profound implications for understanding day-to-day information processing.

"The Body Keeps the Score: Mind, brain and body in the transformation of trauma" - Bessel van der Kolk

[neurosciencenews]

Neurons can shift how they process information about motion

When it comes to processing information about motion, neurons in the ventral intraparietal area of the brain are more flexible in switching between reference frames. The findings could be used to develop neural prosthetics designed for motion control.

[anaccessiblelife]

Did you ever let the whole world in  With a thought? Were you ever told that one wave on the beach Was the important one And though you tried to catch it It was drowned in the crashes and splashes All around?  Autism isn't separate and distant,  It's a connection to everything; The birdsong, the engine, the beams and the crackles. You try to contain our love to just people. You try to chain it, restrict it, explain it.  You live on a one-wave beach, Neat and tidy, with carefully placed seashells. I live in a tempest. The sea roars, the wind whips, the sun shines rainbows through the vapour-mist. There is no order, Each sense demands no border. There is passion And fascination And procrastination Caught in the curve of a rolling wave. Nothing is neat and tidy Everything is movement. 

I learned to drown out and focus. I learned to mirror your one, grey, wave. My world still roared; Colour and motion  Caught in emotion, And as I stand, in the pelting sands - Hearing, feeling, touching, reeling - You tell me how unemotional I am, How little sense I make When your waves break. 

How alone you must be  With your sea, For you to need a mirror-me 

Written and performed by Rhi from AutistRhi.com