A question re cognition
firemonkey
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I'm very busy right now and a bit slow to answer but I'm always interested in your topics. I like people who research and try to understand things
Practice effect can account for some improvement i.e around 3-5. With the 1st attempt I struggled to think of possible words. My ability to bring suitable words to mind that would fit the choices slow as can be. My 2nd attempt the thinking wasn't particularly fast or slow. The 3rd attempt it was like someone had turbo boosted my brain. Suitable words were coming to mind very quickly. I did the 20 minute test in about 15 minutes.
I'm interested in how consistent the quality & speed of thought of members here is. Whether such inconsistency is more likely to occur in an autistic person.
I definitely have fluctuations, sometimes during the same day! There are so many things that can influence my performance in either way.
I would risk a guess that most people have this, but it also sounds plausible that autistic people might be more affected by either internal or external factors. I'm more affected by my environment than most people and anxiety can sometimes paralyse my brain.