I was wondering how an INFJ autist would function considering that Autism, especially high functionning autism, is often associated with an extreme thinking preference due to a different developmental pattern.
However, my guess would be that while Autists would tend score as thinkers, many of them could actually be feelers and not know it because they would look more like someone in a loop than the usual person of one type.
What do you think ? Does anyone have Autism here to help me understand ? Or just an opinion.
I have to quote that Carl Jung was on the autistic spectrum, there are records proving towards this, and this maybe why he could use active imagination naturally, I have read many stories no one could do this, only certain people, and I explored this myself. I hate anyone who refers to Autism as brain damage, in the world we live in now, parents are traumatised by their children being diagnosed, and this is because of the lack of knowledge, yes they are different, they get overwhelmed, sensory issues, perception difficulties, rigid behaviour, etc but they can see and feel, and gave an extraordinary imagination! I will give an example - The sally Anne test, this is done through the perspective of the outside world, which everyone focuses on, sally did this and Anne did that, using their processors, but for a person with Autism, they don't process the outer only the inner, tell me if I am wrong but similar strengths with INFS, we can look inwards, but with Autism there are many other things like perception, body awareness, rigid behaviour like stimming, overload etc, I do believe its overlooked. I have noticed this from my two children and myself, always pointing out a stain on a curtain, or something a typical person does not see. otherwise known as supervision, like super hearing, its been proven with the black and white dots, typical people see the dots separating colours, yet people with. autism see a pattern. Another thing that troubled me the most with my son's fecal smearing, it was like primal instinct, he had to leave his mark, and he didn't care for hygiene, I had to direct him and help him, but to him it was natural, and he didn't understand what all the fuss was about. I sense our ancestors incorporated within our unconscious. Referring to our DNA and ancestors, and through spiritual awakening which has been documented every 100 yrs since the 1700's and now we are in the 5th awakening due to the pandemic. I see human evolution we are evolving. I honestly feel spiritual awakening and connecting with one self is a discovery we all should venture on, and it's a definite for adults with Autism with support and the right guidance.