About Context Thinking

Origins

Context Thinking originated from a search for an explanatory psychological model for autism.
Initially, the focus was on the concept of context blindness.
Gradually, clear links to other domains — such as psychoses and personality disorders — emerged in both the literature and in practice.

The project aims to share these insights beyond the medical world and make them accessible to a wider audience.
The intention is to "medicalise" phenomena such as autism or psychological vulnerability less, and instead understand them as variants of normal human functioning.

What is Context Thinking?

Context Thinking is a knowledge platform about context, complex thinking and psychological vulnerability.
The site builds on presentations, publications and research by Koen Thomeer.
The aim is to provide insight into how differences in context sensitivity and thinking styles affect our daily lives, relationships and psychological well-being.

Target audience

This site is aimed at:

• healthcare providers and medical/psychology students
• researchers and policy makers
• a broad audience interested in human thought and context

Objectives

• Explain concepts such as complex thinking, context blindness and transactional behaviour in an accessible way
• Offer cases and examples to make theory concrete
• Provide references to literature, external sources and presentations
• Lay a foundation for discussion and further development

Author

Koen Thomeer is a general practitioner in Antwerp and a researcher in primary care.
His work starts from the observation that much psychological vulnerability is related to differences in context sensitivity and the degree of complex thinking.