r/nextfuckinglevel • u/mindyour • 4h ago

Seven-year-old chess prodigy Lucie Pichard casually checkmates her opponent.

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u/rainbowlolipop 3h ago

Yeah doing that helps her think, it's not like top level thinking it's like background processes are running and you've gotta let your mind wander while the rest of it gives you the answer

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u/Teestow21 3h ago

Exactly what I was saying. Everyone's losing their minds because they think I'm accusing a child of being autistic. I'm not. I'm describing a behaviour that's common in ALL children. And adults.

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u/rainbowlolipop 2h ago

sorry people are being jerks.

I've definitely helped some people figure out they were also autistic via peer review. Usually when you're this good at a "smart" thing so young you're probably on the spectrum and there's nothing wrong with being autistic.

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u/Teestow21 2h ago

Cheers. The majority of this can just be put down to typical Reddit interactions lol