Which ASD traits do you not have?

[Beverly]

I'm terrible at math but, my mind is a steel trap for phone numbers and addresses, I never forget them.

I do see patterns in many things but, I don't actively catalog or look for such patterns.

I am fairly gregarious and, a skilled socialite but, that is not natural to me, it is learned behaviors and skills, as I joke, I'm an extroverted introvert, meaning necessity and experience has taught me to behave as an extrovert when I am an introvert at heart.

I don't flap my hands, I do have other fidgets with my hands and feet but not flapping.

I am an adventurous eater and, I enjoy trying new foods. Some foods can touch one another on my plate while others cannot. I love mashed potatoes on fried chicken but, those same potatoes had best not touch my liver and onions. Peas are okay if they get into my potatoes or rice but, not corn. Gravy is fine in corn and green beans but not in carrots or peas. That sort of thing, so sort of Aspie and sort of not I guess.

I enjoy being spontaneous if I am on vacation or hiatus but, not otherwise.

 

[Mr. Cat]

I'm pretty sure I'm an empath. I get accurate feelings about what people are feeling or thinking on an intuitive level. It's the obvious things that I always miss.

 

[NovaScotia Aspie]

I am very aware that many or most people don't share my obsessions or interests so I don't go on and on unaware that the listener isn't interested . I don't say socially inappropriate things anymore . As a result I am probably quieter now than I have ever been and I have always been a quiet person in general .