Responding to Here Today: "... I DO have a math and science temperament, though, and majored in math. ... My late husband was an introvert and a science nerd, too, and we both seemed to naturally have this value system. I wonder if it might be a common, natural way of life for some people other than those with Asperger's? Like, Asperger's can predispose to this way of life but other people can live it out, too?" Some possible evidence for this: there are some "tests" that have been devised to try to help detect if people are on the autism spectrum. One of them (I believe it's called something like "systems thinking") comes with a caveat that people on the autism spectrum usually get a score on the "test" above a certain level -- but that lots of people in STEM fields score above that level also. "... being scientific-oriented I assumed that therapists and therapy would be [scientific], too, even though that might not be their main strength." I assumed this, too, but found that it was far from the case. "And psychotherapy is promoted as scientific. What a joke on me! Nevertheless I continue to believe that therapy could be a lot better for a lot of people if it did take a more scientific approach somewhere. We sciency nerds and geeks might have something to contribute to the social sciences, too." I agree!