The Aspergers mind enjoys and focuses on details, while the normal mind is more skilled at assembling whole concepts from details. Some people with Aspergers are visual thinkers and others are math, music, or number thinkers, but all think in specifics.

How does Aspergers affect thinking?

One popular theory is that people with Aspergers syndrome and other autistic disorders lack a theory of mind — the intuitive understanding that others have their own thoughts and feelings. As a result, they cannot imagine their way into the minds of others to anticipate their responses.