On Mon, 12 Sep 2016 23:01:59 +0100, T i m wrote:

On Mon, 12 Sep 2016 21:18:46 +0100, "James Wilkinson"
wrote:

On Mon, 12 Sep 2016 20:49:12 +0100, T i m wrote:

On Mon, 12 Sep 2016 19:57:03 +0100, "James Wilkinson"
wrote:

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Being a 'left brainer' (focused on detail)

Is that the new name for autistic?

Not here it isn't.

Cheers, T i m

There's a difference between focusing on detail and focussing on silly pointless things.

Yes, one is often being a 'left brainier and the other being pedantic
or OCD. I think it's better to suggest someone is (say) a 'left
brainer' (as a means of understanding how or why they might do
something) for acting like one than just calling them names for being
'different' to you.

But Simon is not a left brainer. He's OCD.

Like making sure your shoes are all in the correct order in the hall.

I would say that was some level of OCD? I would think 'most people'
would keep them in pairs and that's about it. ;-)

My Aunt cannot tolerate them being the wrong way round. When I were a lad, I took great delight in swapping them all over, then watching her hurriedly correct it when she walked through the hall.

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What happens when you stick your hand in a jar of jelly beans?
The black ones steal your watch and rings.