Here is a list of different types of thinking, sorted under three topics, thinking, social and self, and divided into static intelligence and dynamic intelligence. It's pinched from Dr Steven Gutstein's RDI program e-learning module!

• Thinking and problem solving
  Static intelligence (Things Bright Eyes is good at and learns relatively easily. Associated with autism.)

  Associative
  Black and white
  Details analysis
  Parts to whole
  Rule based thinking
  procedural

  Dynamic intelligence (Also considered ‘universal deficits’ of autism. He doesn’t have these naturally and needs to focus on them.)

  Alternative thinking
  Good-enough thinking
  Critical analysis
  Grey area thinking
  Improvisational
  What-if? Thinking
  Reflection
  Simultaneous processing
  



• Social and communication
  Static intelligence
  
  Desire
  Language
  Questioning
  Requesting, responding
  Scripting
  Social rules

  Dynamic intelligence (Also considered ‘universal deficits’ of autism. He doesn’t have these naturally and needs to focus on them.)

  Collaborating
  Co-creating
  Empathizing
  Multi-channel communication
  Perspective taking
  Regulating and repairing
  



• Self
  Static intelligence
  Compliance
  Self-description
  Self-recognition
  Needs
  Desires
  preferences

  Dynamic intelligence(Also considered ‘universal deficits’ of autism. He doesn’t have these naturally and needs to focus on them.

  Emotional regulation
  Goal setting
  Planning, preparing, previewing
  Self-efficacy, resilience
  Self-evaluating
  Trouble-shooting