How Autistic Are You?

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Download the attachment I uploaded titled "How Autistic Are You.txt", copy the text in that document, paste it here and put an X in parenthesis (X) beside the ASD symptoms you display and feel free to describe exactly what type of traits you have.

Symptoms

• I'm sensitive to touch and/or sound (X)
• I'm clumsy (X)
• I've trouble understanding emotions
• I've trouble recognizing facial expressions
• I've trouble understanding when someone's joking (X)
• I've trouble understanding vague language (X)
• I've a loud, quiet or monotonous voice (X)
• I hate a change of routine (X)
• I learned to speak early or late
• I learned to read early or late (X)
• I've trouble making friends (X)
• I've trouble understanding what others are thinking (X)
• I was bullied in school and/or at the workplace (X)
• I look younger than average for my age (X)
• I've a great memory (X)
• I've strong interests and/or hobbies (X)
• I'm not good at pretending, lying and/or roleplaying (X)
• I move in a repetitive way (X)

Communication Difficulties

• I've difficulty reading the sound of people's voices
• I get confused if a person's body language and words don't say the same thing
• I do exactly what someone else says
• I don't know when another person is upset or annoyed until the person clearly shows it
• I don't know if a person is joking and have difficulty understanding irony, sarcasm, and slang (X)
• I don't understand the interests of other people or why other people do the things they do (X)
• I like doing or saying the same thing over and over again, even though other people find it annoying (X)
• I don't know, unless I'm told, when other people want me to stop talking about my interests (X)
• I feel lonely and unwanted (X)

Talents

• I like to act sensibly
• I catch details others miss (X)
• I'm great at remembering rules, laws, systems and important facts (X)
• I'm better at writing than talking (X)
• I'm good with math, computers and science (X)
• I'm good at drawing, painting, photography, acting or music
• I've a special interest that I'm an expert at (X)
• I enjoy doing the same thing many times, even though lots find this dull (X)

Other conditions

• I may have ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) (X)
• I may have Tourette's
• I may have social phobia (X)
• I may have OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder) (X)

*Note - The list above is a modified version of a list Saur created at SV. I decided that a thread like this would be useful here as well.

 

[xrobertxdavisx]

Symptoms
I'm sensitive to touch and/or sound (X)
I'm clumsy (X)
I've trouble understanding emotions (x)
I've trouble recognizing facial expressions (x)
I've trouble understanding when someone's joking (X)
I've trouble understanding vague language (X)
I've a loud, quiet or monotonous voice (X)
I hate a change of routine (X)
I learned to speak early or late
I learned to read early or late
I've trouble making friends (X)
I've trouble understanding what others are thinking (X)
I was bullied in school and/or at the workplace (X)
I look younger than average for my age (X)
I've a great memory (X)
I've strong interests and/or hobbies (X)
I'm not good at pretending, lying and/or roleplaying (X)
I move in a repetitive way (X)

Communication Difficulties

I've difficulty reading the sound of people's voices (x)
I get confused if a person's body language and words don't say the same thing (x)
I do exactly what someone else says (x)
I don't know when another person is upset or annoyed until the person clearly shows it
I don't know if a person is joking and have difficulty understanding irony, sarcasm, and slang (X)
I don't understand the interests of other people or why other people do the things they do (X)
I like doing or saying the same thing over and over again, even though other people find it annoying (X)
I don't know, unless I'm told, when other people want me to stop talking about my interests (X)
I feel lonely and unwanted (X)

Talents

I like to act sensibly (X)
I catch details others miss (X)
I'm great at remembering rules, laws, systems and important facts (X)
I'm better at writing than talking (X)
I'm good with math, computers and science (X)
I'm good at drawing, painting, photography, acting or music (x)
I've a special interest that I'm an expert at (X)
I enjoy doing the same thing many times, even though lots find this dull (X)

Other conditions

I may have ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder)
I may have Tourette's
I may have social phobia (X)
I may have Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder)

 

[GhettoButterFly]

Symptoms
I'm sensitive to touch and/or sound (X)
I'm clumsy (X)
I've trouble understanding emotions
I've trouble recognizing facial expressions (X)
I've trouble understanding when someone's joking (X)
I've trouble understanding vague language (X)
I've a loud, quiet or monotonous voice
I hate a change of routine
I learned to speak early or late
I learned to read early or late (X)
I've trouble making friends (X)
I've trouble understanding what others are thinking (X)
I was bullied in school and/or at the workplace (X)
I look younger than average for my age (X)
I've a great memory (X)
I've strong interests and/or hobbies (X)
I'm not good at pretending, lying and/or roleplaying
I move in a repetitive way

Communication Difficulties

I've difficulty reading the sound of people's voices
I get confused if a person's body language and words don't say the same thing (X)
I do exactly what someone else says
I don't know when another person is upset or annoyed until the person clearly shows it
I don't know if a person is joking and have difficulty understanding irony, sarcasm, and slang (X)
I don't understand the interests of other people or why other people do the things they do
I like doing or saying the same thing over and over again, even though other people find it annoying
I don't know, unless I'm told, when other people want me to stop talking about my interests
I feel lonely and unwanted (X)

Talents

I like to act sensibly
I catch details others miss (X)
I'm great at remembering rules, laws, systems and important facts (X)
I'm better at writing than talking
I'm good with math, computers and science (X)
I'm good at drawing, painting, photography, acting or music (X)
I've a special interest that I'm an expert at (X)
I enjoy doing the same thing many times, even though lots find this dull (X)

Other conditions

I may have ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) (?)
I may have Tourette's
I may have social phobia
I may have Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder) (?)


Hm... Not really sure what to make of this check list. As for the last set, I don't know if I really have those or not. OCD I might have, but I am not too sure. ADHD I might have, but it might just be an error. :S

 

[WildCat]

Symptoms

• I'm sensitive to touch and/or sound (x)
• I'm clumsy (.)
• I've trouble understanding emotions (x)
• I've trouble recognizing facial expressions (x)
• I've trouble understanding when someone's joking (x)
• I've trouble understanding vague language (x)
• I've a loud, quiet or monotonous voice (x)
• I hate a change of routine (x)
• I learned to speak early or late (x)
• I learned to read early or late (x)
• I've trouble making friends (x)
• I've trouble understanding what others are thinking (x)
• I was bullied in school and/or at the workplace (x)
• I look younger than average for my age (.)
• I've a great memory (x)
• I've strong interests and/or hobbies (x)
• I'm not good at pretending, lying and/or roleplaying (.)
• I move in a repetitive way

Communication Difficulties

• I've difficulty reading the sound of people's voices
• I get confused if a person's body language and words don't say the same thing (x)
• I do exactly what someone else says
• I don't know when another person is upset or annoyed until the person clearly shows it (x)
• I don't know if a person is joking and have difficulty understanding irony, sarcasm, and slang (x)
• I don't understand the interests of other people or why other people do the things they do (x)
• I like doing or saying the same thing over and over again, even though other people find it annoying
• I don't know, unless I'm told, when other people want me to stop talking about my interests
• I feel lonely and unwanted (.)

Talents

• I like to act sensibly (?)
• I catch details others miss (x)
• I'm great at remembering rules, laws, systems and important facts (x)
• I'm better at writing than talking (x)
• I'm good with math, computers and science (x)
• I'm good at drawing, painting, photography, acting or music (x)
• I've a special interest that I'm an expert at
• I enjoy doing the same thing many times, even though lots find this dull (x)

Other conditions

• I may have ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder)
• I may have Tourette's
• I may have social phobia (x)
• I may have OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder)

(.) for undecided, (?) don't know what this means

 

[Occasional_Demon]

Symptoms

• I'm sensitive to touch and/or sound [x] - some specific sounds, and I find anything touching my neck/collarbone difficult. Tolerable but difficult.
• I'm clumsy [x]
• I've trouble understanding emotions [x]
• I've trouble recognizing facial expressions [x]
• I've trouble understanding when someone's joking
• I've trouble understanding vague language [x]
• I've a loud, quiet or monotonous voice
• I hate a change of routine [x]
• I learned to speak early or late
• I learned to read early or late
• I've trouble making friends [x]
• I've trouble understanding what others are thinking [x]
• I was bullied in school and/or at the workplace [x]
• I look younger than average for my age [x]
• I've a great memory [x]
• I've strong interests and/or hobbies [x]
• I'm not good at pretending, lying and/or roleplaying
• I move in a repetitive way

Communication Difficulties

• I've difficulty reading the sound of people's voices
• I get confused if a person's body language and words don't say the same thing [x]
• I do exactly what someone else says
• I don't know when another person is upset or annoyed until the person clearly shows it [x]
• I don't know if a person is joking and have difficulty understanding irony, sarcasm, and slang [x]
• I don't understand the interests of other people or why other people do the things they do [x]
• I like doing or saying the same thing over and over again, even though other people find it annoying [x]
• I don't know, unless I'm told, when other people want me to stop talking about my interests [x]
• I feel lonely and unwanted [x]

Talents

• I like to act sensibly [x]
• I catch details others miss [x]
• I'm great at remembering rules, laws, systems and important facts [x]
• I'm better at writing than talking [x]
• I'm good with math, computers and science
• I'm good at drawing, painting, photography, acting or music [x] - photography and music, apparently.
• I've a special interest that I'm an expert at [x]
• I enjoy doing the same thing many times, even though lots find this dull

Other conditions

• I may have ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder)
• I may have Tourette's
• I may have social phobia [x] - been diagnosed twice with social anxiety, don't know if I qualify for it now, though.
• I may have OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder)

 

[GhettoButterFly]

I just realized I made a mistake on my checklist. DX! Too late the correct it now. :S

 

[Arashi222]

Symptoms

I'm sensitive to touch and/or sound [x]--issues with people touching me. I have to know them very well.
I'm clumsy [x]--though i don't know if that is because of the AS or because of my visual impairment or both
I've trouble understanding emotions [x]--often but not always
I've trouble recognizing facial expressions [x]--yup
I've trouble understanding when someone's joking [x]
I've trouble understanding vague language [x]
I've a loud, quiet or monotonous voice [x]--quiet voice when in my natural state.
I hate a change of routine [x]--very much so
I learned to speak early or late
I learned to read early or late [x]--yes issues with learning to read but unsure if that is do to the AS or visual impairment
I've trouble making friends [x]--yup all the time
I've trouble understanding what others are thinking [x]--all the time
I was bullied in school and/or at the workplace
I look younger than average for my age [x]--I'm 30yrs old and I keep being told I look like I'm at the youngest 12 at the oldest 16.
I've a great memory [x]
I've strong interests and/or hobbies [x]--too many to list
I'm not good at pretending, lying and/or roleplaying
I move in a repetitive way [x]

Communication Difficulties

I've difficulty reading the sound of people's voices [x]--often
I get confused if a person's body language and words don't say the same thing [x]
I do exactly what someone else says
I don't know when another person is upset or annoyed until the person clearly shows it [x]
I don't know if a person is joking and have difficulty understanding irony, sarcasm, and slang [x]--slang I can understand if I've heard it before, its the joking or sarcasm that I don't usually get
I don't understand the interests of other people or why other people do the things they do [x]
I like doing or saying the same thing over and over again, even though other people find it annoying
I don't know, unless I'm told, when other people want me to stop talking about my interests [x]
I feel lonely and unwanted [x]--sometimes

b]Talents[/b]

I like to act sensibly
I catch details others miss [x]
I'm great at remembering rules, laws, systems and important facts [x]
I'm better at writing than talking [x]
I'm good with math, computers and science
I'm good at drawing, painting, photography, acting or music
I've a special interest that I'm an expert at [x]
I enjoy doing the same thing many times, even though lots find this dull [x]

Other conditions

I may have ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder)
I may have Tourette's
I may have social phobia
I may have OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder) [x]--OCD tendencies but not officially diagnosed

 

[King_Oni]

I filled in this list over a year ago on SV, let's revisit on AC now.

Symptoms

• I'm sensitive to touch and/or sound
  If I don't feel like being touched, chances are I'll punch you in the face. Especially if it's "strangers" touching me. In the last year it annoyed me a lot, up the the point where I cannot deal with crowds of people bumping into me. Noises is the same. I can pretty much only care for my own noises, but I cannot deal with people making noises around me anymore. I'll just get up and leave, even if it's during dinner or whatever situation I'm in. I need my quiet, and sometimes that means I need my quiet 24 hours in one go. I don't listen to music for a day or so either, just because I do not want noises around. It's also a reason why my phone is totally silent. No vibrate and no tone, sudden noises annoy me even more than say... music
• I'm clumsy
  Most of the time yes. I never really hurt myself, but still... I avoid situations where clumsiness can be expected.
• I have trouble understanding emotions
  Apparently, yes. But in a way, I never really put much care or thought into it. But when examined by my therapist it was pretty obvious that I cannot read facial expressions, nor that I could read any kind of non-verbal language whatever the situation is.
• I have trouble recognizing facial expressions
  Yes (see previous point)
• I have trouble understanding when someone's joking
  Unless it's really, really funny and I can relate to it, yes, then I do not understand if it's a joke or sarcasm. Most of the time I get off in a tirade in asking me WHY there even was the urge to go into "joking-mode", especially if it's in school or work. But yes, I have trouble with understanding jokes in general
• I have trouble understanding vague language
  I have trouble understanding anything incoherent to me. And that includes a lot of stuff that is NOT my interest. Though I might be quite incoherent to a lot of people as well. Weirdly enough the most incoherent people (according to the masses) understand my train of thought and that's how it works the other way around.
• I have a loud, quiet or monotonous voice
  I talk quite calm and kinda quiet I think. Monotony I've heard people call it once or twice. I do sometimes change pitch in sentences a lot without actually thinking about it. That makes it weird cause I'm not stressing words of parts of them, but it's probably just my train of thought that's going somewhere else than the conversation. So talking for me requires me to focus (and obviously be able to focus)
• I hate a change of routine
  Yes, however a think can be said about the fact that I hate routine itself. I try to not have a routine so it cannot be disturbed. That's one way of making sure you're not getting stressed out by interuptions a lot. However, I cannot deall with being disturbed when I'm busy. That kinda qualifies as "my thinking routine". For that reason I try to make it quiet, have no clocks around and focus only in what I'm doing. If I have apointments, I need to have a heads up at least a week ahead, because I clearly have to adhere to a schedule and not live in utter chaos, just to be on time somewhere. And that kinda stresses me out as well. I'm all for an organic flow of my day, the inclusion of routine messes that up just as well as messing with routine itself.
• I learned to speak early or late
  According to my mom, yes, very early, between 12 and 15 months apparently.
• I learned to read early or late
  Don't know that anymore
• I have trouble making friends
  Well, there is friends and friends... making "real" friends usually is quite the trouble or at least, you're going through trouble to value "real" or " best" friends. Also; keeping friends is way harder than talking to random people I think.
• I have trouble understanding what others are thinking
  Probably... but then again, how can I be sure that what I think, they?re thinking is what their thinking and they?re not lying?
• I was bullied in school and/or at the workplace
  Yeah... but back then I had a terrible temper and people found it amusing to exploit it. It was fun, until someone got hurt... then I found it hilarious...
• I look younger than average for my age
  Well, people guessed my age way lower than what I actually am. I'm 29 and people thought I was 22 or 23 tops at times. Rarely did people guess me older or even my exact age
• I have a great memory
  Compared to others... yeah... though I don?t think I have
• I have strong interests and/or hobbies
  Usually something sticks around to the point of obsession.
• I'm not good at pretending, lying and/or roleplaying
  Absolutely... hence I fail in quite a lot of stuff socially
• I move in a repetitive way
  No

Communication Difficulties

• I've difficulty reading the sound of people's voices
  Most of the time, yes
• I get confused if a person's body language and words don't say the same thing
  Reading either of those clearly is hard enough
• I do exactly what someone else says
  Yes, unless it does not make sense to me. Then I'll ask them what they want.
• I don't know when another person is upset or annoyed until the person clearly shows it
  Yes
• I don't know if a person is joking and have difficulty understanding irony, sarcasm, and slang
  Yes, and like I said earlier, with that comes the entire "Why do you think you can joke around right now?"
• I don't understand the interests of other people or why other people do the things they do
  No... by logic not everyone will like the same stuff
• I like doing or saying the same thing over and over again, even though other people find it annoying
  Only if I need to make a point, so actually... yes.
• I don't know, unless I'm told, when other people want me to stop talking about my interests
  Yes... though, in such cases, I'll demand someone to bring something to the table to keep convo going
• I feel lonely and unwanted
  Quite a lot

Talents

• I like to act sensibly
  Probably, but with that, I always seem to miss an accurate idea of what sensible actually is. To most people my behaviour in general does not make sense
• I catch details others miss
  Yes
• I'm great at remembering rules, laws, systems and important facts
  Yes
• I'm better at writing than talking
  Yes
• I'm good with math, computers and science
  Yeah, kinda
• I'm good at drawing, painting, photography, acting or music
  I think I do... except for acting. And drawing maybe. But in general graphic arts as well as music are both interests and hobby's of mine.
• I have a special interest that I'm an expert at
  Expert might be a stretch, but i'm quite knowledgeable about certain things
• I enjoy doing the same thing many times, even though lots find this dull
  Oh, probably, but I try to diverge from my path or method to keep it interesting, even if the results are slightly different each time. I don't want repetitive motions for example. It's also why I'll never make 2 identical products.

Other conditions

• I may have ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder)
  Yes, diagnosed
• I may have Tourette's
  No
• I may have social phobia
  Social phobia as in "being around people" not so much, it's all of the sensory stimuli that get me off. I don't have a problem in talking to people that much. Especially if it's informal. I have a hard time in distinguishing between formal an informal settings. Also, it's not a phobia if you just don't care about being around human beings that much.
• I may have OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder)
  I don't think so, but obsession and the interest to be involved with those things keep me from pursuing goals that society deems "more normal".

So, it's not the same exactly anymore, but most of it is. And I've got it official a year since then. Which does in a way strike me as funny... but I think a lot of us know what they can and cannot do, and what their problems are.

 

[Kelly]

Symptoms

I'm sensitive to touch and/or sound (X)
I'm clumsy
I've trouble understanding emotions
I've trouble recognizing facial expressions (X)
I've trouble understanding when someone's joking (X)
I've trouble understanding vague language (X)
I've a loud, quiet or monotonous voice (X)
I hate a change of routine (X)
I learned to speak early or late (X)
I learned to read early or late
I've trouble making friends (X)
I've trouble understanding what others are thinking (X)
I was bullied in school and/or at the workplace (X)
I look younger than average for my age (X)
I've a great memory
I've strong interests and/or hobbies (X)
I'm not good at pretending, lying and/or roleplaying
I move in a repetitive way (X)


Communication Difficulties


I've difficulty reading the sound of people's voices
I get confused if a person's body language and words don't say the same thing (X)
I do exactly what someone else says
I don't know when another person is upset or annoyed until the person clearly shows it (X)
I don't know if a person is joking and have difficulty understanding irony, sarcasm, and slang (X)
I don't understand the interests of other people or why other people do the things they do (X)
I like doing or saying the same thing over and over again, even though other people find it annoying (X)
I don't know, unless I'm told, when other people want me to stop talking about my interests (X)
I feel lonely and unwanted (X)


Talents


I like to act sensibly (X)
I catch details others miss (X)
I'm great at remembering rules, laws, systems and important facts (X)
I'm better at writing than talking (X)
I'm good with math, computers and science
I'm good at drawing, painting, photography, acting or music
I've a special interest that I'm an expert at
I enjoy doing the same thing many times, even though lots find this dull (X)


Other conditions


I may have ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder)
I may have Tourette's (X) Maybe or it's just echocolia(sp?)
I may have social phobia (X) not diagnosed, just maybe, I don't know
I may have Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder)

 

[smith2267]

Symptoms

I'm sensitive to touch and/or sound (X)
I'm clumsy (X)
I've trouble understanding emotions (vague question. mine or others?)
I've trouble recognizing facial expressions (x) sometimes
I've trouble understanding when someone's joking (X) sometimes
I've trouble understanding vague language (X) I hate it
I've a loud, quiet or monotonous voice
I hate a change of routine
I learned to speak early or late
I learned to read early or late (X)
I've trouble making friends (X)
I've trouble understanding what others are thinking (X)
I was bullied in school and/or at the workplace (X)
I look younger than average for my age (X)
I've a great memory (X)
I've strong interests and/or hobbies (X)
I'm not good at pretending, lying and/or roleplaying (X) only bad at lying, ok at the other 2
I move in a repetitive way (X)


Communication Difficulties


I've difficulty reading the sound of people's voices
I get confused if a person's body language and words don't say the same thing
I do exactly what someone else says
I don't know when another person is upset or annoyed until the person clearly shows it
I don't know if a person is joking and have difficulty understanding irony, sarcasm, and slang
I don't understand the interests of other people or why other people do the things they do (X)
I like doing or saying the same thing over and over again, even though other people find it annoying (X)
I don't know, unless I'm told, when other people want me to stop talking about my interests (X)
I feel lonely and unwanted (X)


Talents


I like to act sensibly
I catch details others miss
I'm great at remembering rules, laws, systems and important facts (X)
I'm better at writing than talking (X)
I'm good with math, computers and science (X)
I'm good at drawing, painting, photography, acting or music (x)
I've a special interest that I'm an expert at (X)
I enjoy doing the same thing many times, even though lots find this dull (X)


Other conditions


I may have ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder)
I may have Tourette's
I may have social phobia (X)
I may have Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder)

 

[rolo]

Autistic enough- Thanks for asking though!

 

[Sparticus]

Football Coach to players:

"Ok you x's and o's...listen up...x's...you are on the DEEFENSE!@ Grow a pair right now...o's, you are on the OooFFENNNSSEE.
Let's get in the game fellas! Quiet down...when we line up against the N-T team...we gotta move the chain, protect the quaterback
and for Heaven's sake, stop the run & deep passes. Ok? Everyone ready...let's pray..."

TV Reporter- to STAR player "what do you have to do to beat the N-T team?"

STAR player -"we on defense have to grow a pair, stop the run & the deep pass. It would help for offense to move the chain and protect our quaterback."

TV SPORTSCASTER "blah blah blah what they said above...blah blah blah..."

RADIO sports news "blah blah blah what they said above...blah blah blah"

Sports Writer "and the Aspie Team needs to protect their quaterback, move the chain while the DEE needs to stop the run, deep pass and grow a pair."

FAN [salivating at the mouth while eating Soylent Green] "Yeah! Go Big Aspie team...we need to {repeats all of the above}"

Autistic fan- "but what about the Offensive Center? He broke his ___ and can't play. Plus our L Defensive End has ___ and is out. Our Middle Linebacker has____, what about them? Wow is it me or do everyone keep repeating the same stuff?"

Rabid fan getting more rabid while spitting food out of their mouth..."wha?" he goes on to repeat exactly what is being reported..."yeah but we need to ____"

________________________________________________________________________________

that in a nutshell is how I yam different...I ask questions which seems to make N-T's froth at the mouth more...I also like to write the word "yams" instead of "am" because it reminds me of yams and makes me laugh!

 

[total-recoil]

I tend to have problems with these tests. For example, the question about memory I would have to leave blank as it's totally unspecified. No indication of whether it refers to long term or short term memory which is crucial as the two functions are entirely different. That is, my short term memory can be bad sometimes but my long term memory is very strong. So, to answer a question I find I always need specific clarity.

Download the attachment I uploaded titled "How Autistic Are You.txt", copy the text in that document, paste it here and put an X in parenthesis (X) beside the ASD symptoms you display and feel free to describe exactly what type of traits you have.

Symptoms

• I'm sensitive to touch and/or sound (X)
• I'm clumsy (X)
• I've trouble understanding emotions
• I've trouble recognizing facial expressions
• I've trouble understanding when someone's joking (X)
• I've trouble understanding vague language (X)
• I've a loud, quiet or monotonous voice (X)
• I hate a change of routine (X)
• I learned to speak early or late
• I learned to read early or late (X)
• I've trouble making friends (X)
• I've trouble understanding what others are thinking (X)
• I was bullied in school and/or at the workplace (X)
• I look younger than average for my age (X)
• I've a great memory (X)
• I've strong interests and/or hobbies (X)
• I'm not good at pretending, lying and/or roleplaying (X)
• I move in a repetitive way (X)

Communication Difficulties

• I've difficulty reading the sound of people's voices
• I get confused if a person's body language and words don't say the same thing
• I do exactly what someone else says
• I don't know when another person is upset or annoyed until the person clearly shows it
• I don't know if a person is joking and have difficulty understanding irony, sarcasm, and slang (X)
• I don't understand the interests of other people or why other people do the things they do (X)
• I like doing or saying the same thing over and over again, even though other people find it annoying (X)
• I don't know, unless I'm told, when other people want me to stop talking about my interests (X)
• I feel lonely and unwanted (X)

Talents

• I like to act sensibly
• I catch details others miss (X)
• I'm great at remembering rules, laws, systems and important facts (X)
• I'm better at writing than talking (X)
• I'm good with math, computers and science (X)
• I'm good at drawing, painting, photography, acting or music
• I've a special interest that I'm an expert at (X)
• I enjoy doing the same thing many times, even though lots find this dull (X)

Other conditions

• I may have ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) (X)
• I may have Tourette's
• I may have social phobia (X)
• I may have OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder) (X)

*Note - The list above is a modified version of a list Saur created at SV. I decided that a thread like this would be useful here as well.

 

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Symptoms
I'm sensitive to touch and/or sound (X) delay with sound and too many sounds, need quiet
I'm clumsy (X) bump into walls especially when going around corners
I've trouble understanding emotions(X) I don't always know where they come from in other people
I've trouble recognizing facial expressions(X) I know when something is wrong but can't figure out what it is or what the expression actually means
I've trouble understanding when someone's joking (X) Get jokes too late or they just are not funny
I've trouble understanding vague language
I've a loud, quiet or monotonous voice (X)quiet, speak very little t most people unless I trust them
I hate a change of routine (X) Mostly when I have something planned or especially when someone comes over uninvited...messes me up and is draining
I learned to speak early or late
I learned to read early or late
I've trouble making friends (X) Always
I've trouble understanding what others are thinking (X) I don't understand other people very easily or very fast, takes time to analyze
I was bullied in school and/or at the workplace (X)Even teased by younger kids. Work hasn't gone very well in this area
I look younger than average for my age (X) about 10-15 years younger than I am
I've a great memory
I've strong interests and/or hobbies (X) Art
I'm not good at pretending, lying and/or roleplaying (X) Just learned to lie to my mom. I am late on this, it would have been useful for intrusive people. I am 41.
I move in a repetitive way. Stiff when I walk to too bouncy


Communication Difficulties

I've difficulty reading the sound of people's voices(x) Apersons tone of voice can make me want to hit. I havn't done this but the reflex it kind of there. It is an agitated tone, usually to fast in speech
I get confused if a person's body language and words don't say the same thing(X) Just does'nt make sense.
I do exactly what someone else says(X) Had a partner who took jy in telling me what to do and then would laugh about it.
I don't know when another person is upset or annoyed until the person clearly shows it(X) Peple just tend not to like me. Or like me in the beginning and then don't. I can't figure out what I keep ding wrong. People judge me harsher than they do others it seems.
I don't know if a person is joking and have difficulty understanding irony, sarcasm, and slang (X) Always too late in getting it
I don't understand the interests of other people or why other people do the things they do
I like doing or saying the same thing over and over again, even though other people find it annoying
I don't know, unless I'm told, when other people want me to stop talking about my interests
I feel lonely and unwanted (X) Most of the time.


Talents

I like to act sensibly(X) I try really hard to keep emotions in check, not to say insensitive things, and not cry and not yell and be short with people. People don't like me or respect me when I have trouble with these things.
I catch details others miss (X) Lots of details
I'm great at remembering rules, laws, systems and important facts (X) Like to follow the rules but sometimes I can't or the rules don't go together and contradict each other and I get in a bind.
I'm better at writing than talking (X) I sound much much better when I write. Words take longer to go to form and go to my mouth
I'm good with math, computers and science (X) I like computers
I'm good at drawing, painting, photography, acting or music(X) I am an Art ist and did manager to graduate from art school
I've a special interest that I'm an expert at (X) Art and the mind
I enjoy doing the same thing many times, even though lots find this dull(X) mostly when I am upset or sick. Follow lines, cracks, patterns


Other conditions

I may have ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) No but they did think I had attention deficit and put me on Ridilin and I faithfully took the medicine even though it made me feel like someone was slamming on a gas pedal. Glad I don't take it anymore.
I may have Tourette's
I may have social phobia (X) I don't think I like people even though I want to be around them because I get lonely.
I may have Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder)

 

[adam445]

I'm sensitive to touch and/or sound
I'm clumsy (X)
I've trouble understanding emotions(X)
I've trouble recognizing facial expressions
I've trouble understanding when someone's joking (X)
I've trouble understanding vague language (X)
I've a loud, quiet or monotonous voice (X)
I hate a change of routine
I learned to speak early or late(X)
I learned to read early or late (X)
I've trouble making friends (X)
I've trouble understanding what others are thinking (X)
I was bullied in school and/or at the workplace (X)
I look younger than average for my age (X)
I've a great memory
I've strong interests and/or hobbies (X)
I'm not good at pretending, lying and/or roleplaying (X)
I move in a repetitive way (X)


Communication Difficulties


I've difficulty reading the sound of people's voices(X)
I get confused if a person's body language and words don't say the same thing
I do exactly what someone else says
I don't know when another person is upset or annoyed until the person clearly shows it
I don't know if a person is joking and have difficulty understanding irony, sarcasm, and slang
I don't understand the interests of other people or why other people do the things they do (X)
I like doing or saying the same thing over and over again, even though other people find it annoying (X)
I don't know, unless I'm told, when other people want me to stop talking about my interests (X)
I feel lonely and unwanted (X)


Talents


I like to act sensibly(X)
I catch details others miss
I'm great at remembering rules, laws, systems and important facts (X)
I'm better at writing than talking (X)
I'm good with math, computers and science
I'm good at drawing, painting, photography, acting or music
I've a special interest that I'm an expert at (X)
I enjoy doing the same thing many times, even though lots find this dull (X)


Other conditions


I may have ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder)
I may have Tourette's
I may have social phobia (X)
I may have Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder)

 

[umbrellabeach]

Symptoms
I'm sensitive to touch and/or sound (X)
I'm clumsy (X)
I've trouble understanding emotions
I've trouble recognizing facial expressions (X)
I've trouble understanding when someone's joking (X)
I've trouble understanding vague language (X)
I've a loud, quiet or monotonous voice (X)
I hate a change of routine (X)
I learned to speak early or late
I learned to read early or late (X)
I've trouble making friends (X)
I've trouble understanding what others are thinking (X)
I was bullied in school and/or at the workplace (X)
I look younger than average for my age (X)
I've a great memory (X)
I've strong interests and/or hobbies (X)
I'm not good at pretending, lying and/or roleplaying
I move in a repetitive way (X)

Communication Difficulties
I've difficulty reading the sound of people's voices (X)
I get confused if a person's body language and words don't say the same thing
I do exactly what someone else says (X)
I don't know when another person is upset or annoyed until the person clearly shows it (X)
I don't know if a person is joking and have difficulty understanding irony, sarcasm, and slang (X)
I don't understand the interests of other people or why other people do the things they do (X)
I like doing or saying the same thing over and over again, even though other people find it annoying (X)
I don't know, unless I'm told, when other people want me to stop talking about my interests (X)
I feel lonely and unwanted (X)

Talents
I like to act sensibly (X)
I catch details others miss (X)
I'm great at remembering rules, laws, systems and important facts (X)
I'm better at writing than talking (X)
I'm good with math, computers and science
I'm good at drawing, painting, photography, acting or music (X)
I've a special interest that I'm an expert at (X)
I enjoy doing the same thing many times, even though lots find this dull (X)

Other conditions
I may have ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder)
I may have Tourette's
I may have social phobia
I may have Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder) (X)

 

[Neat Hedgehog]

Symptoms
I'm sensitive to touch and/or sound (X)

I'm clumsy -- (not at all; I drive well, have good fine motor control, though my hands shake a little like my father's do, and when I had more practice I could juggle with my eyes closed)

I've trouble understanding emotions (X) -- (I think so; though I think it's more accurate to say I have trouble understanding their purpose, or why people experience them when they do, even if the emotions are simple enough to grasp by themselves)

I've trouble recognizing facial expressions (X)
I've trouble understanding when someone's joking (X)
I've trouble understanding vague language (X)
I've a loud, quiet or monotonous voice (X)

I hate a change of routine (X) -- ("...ten minutes to Wapner" pretty much describes it sometimes, though other times I will go off on some really weird tears that throw my schedule way off)

I learned to speak early or late
I learned to read early or late -- (at least, I don't think either of these apply to me, my mother never said anything about it)

I've trouble making friends (X) -- (though some of that is that I can be rather arrogant and I don't want to be friends with most people, because I think they are dumb and irrational)

I've trouble understanding what others are thinking (X)
I was bullied in school and/or at the workplace (X)
I look younger than average for my age (X)
I've a great memory (X) -- (for patterns and / or the things I'm interested in, yes; for random junk, no)
I've strong interests and/or hobbies (X)

I'm not good at pretending, lying and/or roleplaying -- (I can pretend about the things I want, though not so much with other people's ideas, and I'm not a terrible RP'er)

I move in a repetitive way -- (I have some strange mannerisms that border on "ticks" but as far as casual interaction with things, I tend to behave like a rubber-hose cartoon at times, with exaggerated, purposely "unbalanced" and unneeded motion, inspired to some extent by Mugen, from Samurai Champloo)

Communication Difficulties
I've difficulty reading the sound of people's voices (X) -- (I can't understand accents very well at all, and I have to look at someone when they talk when I first meet them, because I can't interpolate the metre of their speech correctly without seeing their lips move, otherwise it all just comes out sounding like they're not even using real words)

I get confused if a person's body language and words don't say the same thing (X) -- (I tend to assume they are bluffing or lying if I sense an contrast between the two, though)

I do exactly what someone else says -- (although I take instructions verbatim, if it pertains to something I know more about than they do, I will sometimes do what it is that I know they actually want me to do, because why they think they want is stupid)

I don't know when another person is upset or annoyed until the person clearly shows it (X)

I don't know if a person is joking and have difficulty understanding irony, sarcasm, and slang (X) -- (sarcasm, no, that's easy; irony... sometimes; slang... only if I just don't know it, or it has a double meaning that isn't made clear by context)

I don't understand the interests of other people or why other people do the things they do (X)
I like doing or saying the same thing over and over again, even though other people find it annoying (X)
I don't know, unless I'm told, when other people want me to stop talking about my interests (X)
I feel lonely and unwanted

Talents
I like to act sensibly -- (I make a point of arranging things so I can appear as irresponsible as possible, actually)

I catch details others miss (X)
I'm great at remembering rules, laws, systems and important facts (X)
I'm better at writing than talking (X)
I'm good with math, computers and science(X)
I'm good at drawing, painting, photography, acting or music (X)
I've a special interest that I'm an expert at (X)

I enjoy doing the same thing many times, even though lots find this dull (X) -- (case in point: we had some big, wooden cable spools out back and a dirt road; I would spend hours pushing them up and rolling them down the hill. Imagine my excitement when, ten years later, I discovered the quarry level in Crysis and I could send cable spools rolling on paths of destruction by pushing them downhill! Six hours later, I crashed the memory buffer from reloading the level so many times.)

Other conditions
I may have ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) (X) -- (actually I was diagnosed as ADHD when I was 20, though I no longer take medication for it, because it slowed my brain down too much)

I may have Tourette's
I may have social phobia (X)
I may have Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder)

 

[SUM1]

I've put comments next to some of mine.

Symptoms

• I'm sensitive to touch and/or sound (X)
• I'm clumsy
• I've trouble understanding emotions
• I've trouble recognizing facial expressions
• I've trouble understanding when someone's joking (X)
• I've trouble understanding vague language (X)
• I've a loud, quiet or monotonous voice (X)
• I hate a change of routine (X)
• I learned to speak early or late (I don't understand)
• I learned to read early or late (I don't understand)
• I've trouble making friends (X Most definitely!)
• I've trouble understanding what others are thinking (X)
• I was bullied in school and/or at the workplace (X and still am, badly)
• I look younger than average for my age (X Woah! I didn't know this was related with AS, but I have this a lot! I'm short & skinny)
• I've a great memory (X in some things, not X in others)
• I've strong interests and/or hobbies (X aviation as an example)
• I'm not good at pretending, lying and/or roleplaying (X for pretending and roleplaying, not X for lying)
• I move in a repetitive way (X sometimes)

Communication Difficulties

• I've difficulty reading the sound of people's voices (X)
• I get confused if a person's body language and words don't say the same thing (X possibly)
• I do exactly what someone else says
• I don't know when another person is upset or annoyed until the person clearly shows it (X)
• I don't know if a person is joking and have difficulty understanding irony, sarcasm, and slang (X but only occasionally)
• I don't understand the interests of other people or why other people do the things they do (X)
• I like doing or saying the same thing over and over again, even though other people find it annoying (X)
• I don't know, unless I'm told, when other people want me to stop talking about my interests (X that "I don't know unless I'm told" bit is EXTREMELY true about EVERYTHING for me)
• I feel lonely and unwanted (X but only a bit)

Talents

• I like to act sensibly
• I catch details others miss (X most definitely)
• I'm great at remembering rules, laws, systems and important facts
• I'm better at writing than talking (X if you mean typing, or the actual words, my handwriting is terrible)
• I'm good with math, computers and science (X)
• I'm good at drawing, painting, photography, acting or music (X ONLY drawing, photography and music)
• I've a special interest that I'm an expert at (X *interests)
• I enjoy doing the same thing many times, even though lots find this dull (X)

Other conditions

• I may have ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder)
• I may have Tourette's
• I may have social phobia (X most definitely)
• I may have Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder) (X less likely)

 

[Needtobreathe]

X is definitely, to varying degrees. X/y is sometimes or maybe. Y is rather minor, sometimes, etc. I'd say I'm probably mild compared to most of y'all, but I do have autism.

Symptoms

I'm sensitive to touch and/or sound x
I'm clumsy x used to be, but training changed it
I've trouble understanding emotions
I've trouble recognizing facial expressions x
I've trouble understanding when someone's joking often
I've trouble understanding vague language y depends
I've a loud, quiet or monotonous voice x
I hate a change of routine y inconvenient but I can do it
I learned to speak early or late x late
I learned to read early or late x early
I've trouble making friends y
I've trouble understanding what others are thinking x
I was bullied in school and/or at the workplace x
I look younger than average for my age x
I've a great memory x
I've strong interests and/or hobbies x
I'm not good at pretending, lying and/or roleplaying x/y
I move in a repetitive way x/y


Communication Difficulties


I've difficulty reading the sound of people's voices x
I get confusedifaperson's body language and words don't say the same thing x
I do exactly what someone else says x/y if I trust them
I don't know when another person is upset or annoyed until the person clearly shows it x
I don't know if a person is joking and have difficulty understanding irony, sarcasm, and slang x/y
I don't understand the interests of other people or why other people do the things they do x
I like doing or saying the same thing over and over again, even though other people find it annoying x
I don't know, unless I'm told, when other people want me to stop talking about my interests x/y
I feel lonely and unwanted


Talents


I like to act sensibly x
I catch details others miss x
I'm great at remembering rules, laws, systems and important facts x
I'm better at writing than talking y
I'm good with math, computers and science x
I'm good at drawing, painting, photography, acting or music
I've a special interest that I'm an expert at x
I enjoy doing the same thing many times, even though lots find this dull x


Other conditions


I may have ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) (X)
I may have Tourette's
I may have social phobia
I may have Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder)

 

[Ste11aeres]

X is definitely, to varying degrees. X/y is sometimes or maybe. Y is rather minor, sometimes, etc.

I'm copying Needtobreathe;61869 by using both x and ys. I'm also leaving out entirely the ones that don't apply to me. X is definitely, to varying degrees. X/y is sometimes or maybe. Y is rather minor, sometimes, etc. I'm also adding Z for those that used to be true but which I either outgrew or trained myself out of.
Symptoms

I'm sensitive to touch and/or sound x
I'm clumsy z
I've a loud, quiet or monotonous voice x
I hate a change of routine x
I've trouble making friends x
I've trouble understanding what others are thinking y
I look younger than average for my age x
I've a great memory x
I've strong interests and/or hobbies x
I'm not good at pretending, lying and/or roleplaying x/y


Communication Difficulties


I do exactly what someone else says x (I don't trust most people, yet I still do what they say. )
I like doing or saying the same thing over and over again, even though other people find it annoying y
I don't know, unless I'm told, when other people want me to stop talking about my interests x/y
I feel lonely and unwanted x/y


Talents


I like to act sensibly x
I catch details others miss x
I'm great at remembering rules, laws, systems and important facts y
I'm better at writing than talking x
I'm good with math, computers and science x
I'm good at drawing, painting, photography, acting or music x
I've a special interest that I'm an expert at x
I enjoy doing the same thing many times, even though lots find this dull x


Other conditions