I was recently speakin to an expert on Invisible dicibilities and she said that people on the autistic spectrum have imagination problems, so i asked if they dream and she didnt know. any one have any ideas?
2007-02-26 23:16:29 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Mental Health
I'd guess they dream of a predictable world witch follows clear and well balanced rules.
2007-02-26 23:20:29 · answer #1 · answered by drunkredneck45 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yeap, We dream.
This "imagination problems" thing is sooo misunderstood.. I've lived in a care home with 25 others with autism and EVERYONE has some kind of imagination.
Some of the most imaginative kids I've ever met have been on the autistic spectrum, some kids who almost live totally in a make believe world.
Doing the same thing the same way isn't a deficit in imagination like people believe- its anxiety and need for routine..
Thinking other people think the same way you do- is a problem with understanding that others think differently- that they have a "theory of mind".
I don't see any problem with imagination.. I personally think its an outdated notion.
2007-02-28 07:31:51 · answer #2 · answered by Elsie 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I have Asperger's Syndrome and I have had dreams and nightmares, just like everyone else. Occasionally I even remember some dreams.
The imagination problem relates to empathy, imagining to understand the views of other people, or play acting as children.
A major difficulty is that people on the autistic spectrum are usually honest and have difficulties with being less than honest and so refrain from making stuff up and this can come across as being unimaginative.
2007-02-27 06:20:10 · answer #3 · answered by Nebulous 6 · 5⤊ 0⤋
Yes, they do dream, and can have nightmares as well. When she's describing imagination problems, what she's referring to is their difficulty with play-acting in an imaginary world - they have difficulty pretending to be soldiers, or doctors or whatever - and rather have a stereotyped very organised pattern of behaviour.
Dreams are somewhat different and still not known. They are unlikely to be a component of conscious space but possibly as a form of latent memory management. But any parent of an autistic child can assure you that they still dream. They still imagine, too - just not the way you and I do. But they still dream.
2007-02-26 23:23:57 · answer #4 · answered by Testaco 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I don't think that this is a stupid question.
I has high functioning Aspergers and have just had a discussion with my partner about a dream that I had last night. In my dreams I know that people are there and I know details about them but do not see there faces or what they might look like.
This brought up the subject of Autism Spectrum disorders and the link between dreams and lack of imagination and weather they are mutually exclusive.
Which lead me to doing a google search and finding this Yahoo! answers thread.
2014-03-30 11:09:37 · answer #5 · answered by vertuas 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Autism is something that is very hard to generalise with for instance iot varies along all people who are affected from it so it may be that some have imagination problems but my niece is aultistic and she has a very good imagination and this is seen through her ability of being creative through her songs, play and drawings. So it may differ from each person.
2007-03-02 06:07:31 · answer #6 · answered by laydeeheartless 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I work with autistic children and am certain that they do dream. The problems which they have with their imagination is not connected to their creative abilities. Their difficulties lie in the ability to understand the thoughts and feelings of other people, that is in putting themselves in another's shoes.
2007-02-26 23:31:05 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
i have asperger's (a form of autism). i have very rich, vivid dreams, but i am rarely able to hang on to them upon waking up. still, dreamtime is one of my favorite things in life.
ive had a big imagination my whole life, but creating imaginary worlds and people come a lot easier than imagining yourself as someone else.
whoever told you that autistics have imagination problems needs to be a little more clear in her meaning.
2007-02-27 06:40:23 · answer #8 · answered by lostatlimbo 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
definately , autism is mainly caused because a person is unable to shift from reality to imagination or vise versa.
then mind unable to be real starts to be nostalgic ,so the person distances himself form everythin , they do dream.
a quick fact, dreams are a visionary display of whats on ur mind
2007-02-26 23:30:52 · answer #9 · answered by Jenny 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I dream very rarely, like maybe once every 3 or 4 months, and the dreams are very vivid but the world is usually not. All my dreams tend to take place in a sort of empty boring landscape and I can never remember faces from my dreams. But yes, I do dream
2017-03-02 21:53:56 · answer #10 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, my daughter is autistic and dreams (smiles and laughs in sleep) and sometimes has night terrors.
2007-02-27 12:47:45 · answer #11 · answered by laineyette 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋