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Introduction - 7 Language and culture - 11 Patterns of Perception - 16 Scene 1 of The Lockstep Tragedy - 16 Pattern 1. Desensitization - 19 Pattern 2. Symbolic filtering - 21 Pattern 3. Multi-focus - 25 Pattern 4. Sensory integration - 26 Recap - 27 Patterns of Belief and Learning - 29 Scene 2 of The Lockstep Tragedy - 30 Pattern 5. Thinking in words - 32 Pattern 6. The belief web - 35 Pattern 7. Perception limited to existing beliefs - 37 Pattern 8. Social reality - 38 Scene 3 of The Lockstep Tragedy - 40 Pattern 9. Free-floating symbols - 43 Pattern 10. Liquid truth - 46 Pattern 11. Lumping - 49 Scene 4 of The Lockstep Tragedy - 51 Pattern 12. Attrition - 54 Pattern 13. Forest-first learning - 56 Pattern 14. Certainty - 58 Pattern 15. Social learning - 60 Pattern 16. Lockstep learning - 61 Pattern 17. Holistic training - 63 Pattern 18. Mapping between time and space - 65 Pattern 19. Going through the motions - 65 Recap - 67 A more general recap - 68 Patterns of Communication - 70 Scene 5 of The Lockstep Tragedy - 70 Pattern 20. Multi-level communication - 73 Pattern 21. Stretching out the message - 76 Pattern 22. Influential communication - 78 Pattern 23. Small talk - 79 Pattern 24. Fast, fluid communication - 80 Pattern 25. Inferring by association - 81 Pattern 26. Drawings of associations - 83 Pattern 27. Behavioral shortcuts - 86 Pattern 28. Indirection - 87 Recap - 92 Patterns of Feelings and Display - 93 Scene 6 of The Lockstep Tragedy - 94 Pattern 29. Identity from group - 97 Pattern 30. Intentional display - 98 Pattern 31. Personality construction - 102 Pattern 32. Delusional self-awareness - 103 Pattern 33. Value judgments - 104 Pattern 34. Make-feel - 105 Scene 7 of The Lockstep Tragedy - 106 Pattern 35. Confidence - 109 Pattern 36. Common sense - 110 Pattern 37. Groupfeel - 112 Pattern 38. Repression - 113 Pattern 39. Projection - 115 Pattern 40. Denial - 117 Pattern 41. Displacement - 118 Pattern 42. Rebellion - 118 Pattern 43. Desert - 119 Pattern 44. Relational emotions - 120 Recap - 122 Patterns of Relationships & Power - 123 Scene 8 of The Lockstep Tragedy - 124 Pattern 45. Friends and enemies - 127 Pattern 46. Categorized, scripted relationships - 128 Pattern 47. Rank - 131 Pattern 48. Lying & manipulation - 132 Pattern 49. Reputation - 134 Pattern 50. Conflict - 134 Pattern 51. Power and threats - 137 Pattern 52. Identity threats - 138 Pattern 53. Winning - 139 Pattern 54. The ultimate pattern - 141 Pattern 55. Confidence battling - 144 Pattern 56. Altruism - 145 Scene 9 of The Lockstep Tragedy - 146 Pattern 57. Symbolic sex - 147 Pattern 58. Intimacy levels - 153 Pattern 59. The sexual tease - 156 Pattern 60. Affairs - 160 Pattern 61. Forced sex - 161 Scene 10 of The Lockstep Tragedy - 163 Pattern 62. Socializing - 167 Recap - 169 Phenomena - 171 Ethnic labels - 171 Subculture & Counterculture - 172 The plan - 173 Religion - 175 Gender - 175 Maturity - 177 Brands and retail - 178 Credentials - 180 Music - 180 Fashion and clothing - 180 Politics - 181 Hate crimes - 182 Economy - 183 Identity laws - 184 Sports - 185 Social venues - 185 Children - 186 Pathology & Disability - 188 What's an autie to do? - 192 What is autism anyway? - 192 A note about the "spectrum" - 197 Simplicity and authenticity - 201 The meaning of meaning - 202 Why you will generally lose - 204 Why normal therapy might not work - 205 What therapy works? - 210 Loneliness - 211 Special interests - 215 Final advice - 217 |