Weak central coherence is often framed as a deficit, but it can be a **strength** in the right context. **Don the librarian:** Tasked with planning a new library, Don brought four years of detailed computer printouts documenting usage patterns — online research up 400%, reference section usage down 50%. The planning team had no idea the shift was that dramatic. Don's weak coherence (focus on facts, no "big picture" agenda) produced objective data that reshaped the entire building design toward computer access over book stacks. **Temple Grandin:** Had to memorize the smallest details of cattle-processing plants before understanding the process as a whole. Details "suddenly just came together one day." Key insight: AS thinking is not contaminated by personal agendas, social pressure, or assumptions. Where objective data matters more than social intuition, weak coherence outperforms strong coherence. **Source:** Lovett, *Solutions for Adults with Asperger Syndrome*, Ch 3 (pp81-84) See also: [[Central Coherence Weak vs Strong]], [[AS as Natural Variant]]