The compulsion to place everything into a good/bad category is likely attributed to the anxiety that people with autism and OCD have over uncertainty. Everything needs to be defined in order to feel safe. It's a primal survival instinct for them, which makes it very difficult to challenge.
The compulsion to place everything into a good/bad category is likely attributed to the anxiety that people with autism and OCD have over uncertainty. Everything needs to be defined in order to feel safe. It's a primal survival instinct for them, which makes it very difficult to challenge.
Great point and so true. I wonder about the reciprocal impact of the belief "Everything is knowable" or "I must be certain". Learning to live with uncertainty can be so helpful for us all.
The compulsion to place everything into a good/bad category is likely attributed to the anxiety that people with autism and OCD have over uncertainty. Everything needs to be defined in order to feel safe. It's a primal survival instinct for them, which makes it very difficult to challenge.
Great point and so true. I wonder about the reciprocal impact of the belief "Everything is knowable" or "I must be certain". Learning to live with uncertainty can be so helpful for us all.