Comments on: Looking for Patterns and Order http://www.blisstree.com/articles/looking-for-patterns-and-order/ Family, Health, Home and Lifestyles Fri, 04 Dec 2009 21:12:15 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Regan http://www.blisstree.com/articles/looking-for-patterns-and-order/comment-page-1/#comment-563722 Regan Wed, 08 Oct 2008 17:35:41 +0000 http://www.autismvox.com/looking-for-patterns-and-order/#comment-563722 Brett, Good catch. I saw that too, but you said it better. Brett,
Good catch. I saw that too, but you said it better.

]]> By: Brett http://www.blisstree.com/articles/looking-for-patterns-and-order/comment-page-1/#comment-562800 Brett Wed, 08 Oct 2008 16:26:53 +0000 http://www.autismvox.com/looking-for-patterns-and-order/#comment-562800 Kristina, I was thinking of this same thing but in a different context. I have the feeling that all those folks that believe vaccines (or thimerosol, aluminum, or milk) cause autism are falling victim to this tendency to see patterns where none exist. See my post <a href="http://autism.gbrettmiller.com/2008/01/on-vaccines-and-autism/">On vaccines and autism</a> from earlier this year for more thoughts on that. The key quote: <blockquote>Humans tend to premature convergence (seeing a pattern too quickly before it is stable) and also to retrospective coherence (implying past causality where there was none). Both of these tendencies are pervasive and dangerous</blockquote> Kristina,

I was thinking of this same thing but in a different context. I have the feeling that all those folks that believe vaccines (or thimerosol, aluminum, or milk) cause autism are falling victim to this tendency to see patterns where none exist.

See my post On vaccines and autism from earlier this year for more thoughts on that. The key quote:

Humans tend to premature convergence (seeing a pattern too quickly before it is stable) and also to retrospective coherence (implying past causality where there was none). Both of these tendencies are pervasive and dangerous

]]> By: Rebecca http://www.blisstree.com/articles/looking-for-patterns-and-order/comment-page-1/#comment-562789 Rebecca Wed, 08 Oct 2008 13:28:33 +0000 http://www.autismvox.com/looking-for-patterns-and-order/#comment-562789 Yeah, It doesn't bother me that L and K both have "routines" that they do every time, and are constantly making new ones. I'm sort of the same way. Right now we have 3 kids under 4 yrs old, 2 with ASD, 3 in diapers, 3 jobs between my husb and me, so life is chaos, and I'm ok with that. Because when chaos is reining, I just go and open the door of my kitchen pantry, and stare at the beautiful organized rows and stacks. My husb even knows just to unpack the groceries to the counter and let me put them in the pantry. Ah, its my zen right now. For about 15 seconds, then I grab graham crackers and feed the screaming hordes!!!! Ha Ha Yeah, It doesn’t bother me that L and K both have “routines” that they do every time, and are constantly making new ones. I’m sort of the same way. Right now we have 3 kids under 4 yrs old, 2 with ASD, 3 in diapers, 3 jobs between my husb and me, so life is chaos, and I’m ok with that. Because when chaos is reining, I just go and open the door of my kitchen pantry, and stare at the beautiful organized rows and stacks. My husb even knows just to unpack the groceries to the counter and let me put them in the pantry. Ah, its my zen right now. For about 15 seconds, then I grab graham crackers and feed the screaming hordes!!!! Ha Ha

]]> By: Kristina Chew, PhD http://www.blisstree.com/articles/looking-for-patterns-and-order/comment-page-1/#comment-560277 Kristina Chew, PhD Wed, 08 Oct 2008 03:27:29 +0000 http://www.autismvox.com/looking-for-patterns-and-order/#comment-560277 I am definitely at least a tad OCD...... guess it can be said, Charlie and I work on respecting each other's patterns. I am definitely at least a tad OCD…… guess it can be said, Charlie and I work on respecting each other’s patterns.

]]> By: Marla http://www.blisstree.com/articles/looking-for-patterns-and-order/comment-page-1/#comment-558693 Marla Wed, 08 Oct 2008 01:35:10 +0000 http://www.autismvox.com/looking-for-patterns-and-order/#comment-558693 M does this as well. Sometimes I love it and see it helps her and at other times it seems to cause a lot of stress for her. The Center wants to help her manage this so that she does not get overly OCD about it. That was their wording. Sigh. It has never really bothered me. Possibly, I am a tad OCD myself? M does this as well. Sometimes I love it and see it helps her and at other times it seems to cause a lot of stress for her. The Center wants to help her manage this so that she does not get overly OCD about it. That was their wording. Sigh. It has never really bothered me. Possibly, I am a tad OCD myself?

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