A lot of people tend to believe that people with Aspergers, or people with Autism in general, can only think in "black and white". That there is no room for a "gray" area. A lot of people on the spectrum are like that, although I can't speak for everyone. I tend to see things slightly differently. It's not that I CAN'T think in "gray" terms, because I certainly can see SOME gray in some situations. Sometimes it's just that I don't know that there is a "gray" area.
Imagine if when you were growing up, you were taught that the colors green and yellow were the same color. So when you are driving, all you see are the "stop" and "go" colors. There is no such thing as a "slow" color, because you have been taught that it is the same color as "go" (Slow is yellow, go is green....but you have been taught that the two colors have the same meaning. Now you're getting it!) Now, after years of knowing only the stop or go, someone asks you why you don't slow down. Why don't you see that "gray" area? It's not because you can't. It's because you never knew it existed. What is this "slow" color that they are talking about? Why are you just now hearing about it? Why is this imaginary person side-seat driving?
It's not that I CAN'T see the "gray" area. Sometimes, I just don't know that it's there, or maybe I just don't know specifics of it. At what speed am I considered to be going "slow"? So excuse me if I don't always see it, I'm still in training. And if you don't like the way I'm driving, get off the sidewalk.
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