What is autistic thinking like? What is the thought process? Martine D'hondt Someone who tries to understand others and herself Upvoted by Jasper Johns , Diagnosed with ASD at 33 Author has 213 answers and 111.8K answer views Aug 29 From what I understand, autistic people think in "cobwebs", which means they use analogies to solve a problem. So, if someone talks to me about a subject, I'll see correspondences with an equivalent subject in another field. For example, if someone talks to me about public debt, I'll see the correlation with a family: is it better to go into debt to pay for your children’s education, which will improve the family situation in the long term, or to send your children out to work as soon as it's allowed, so you don't have to go into debt? This question begs another: getting into debt is a major risk, as there's no guarantee that your children will succeed in school or even find a job afterwards. Similarly, if the state d...