Does everyone have Autistic traits?

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I was mistaken for Downs syndrome when I was a baby by the health visitor. I can see why because like you say about the behaviour but in another way I can't see how because I don't show the facial characteristics.

While I would agree that everyone has "some" (read: very tiny) autistic traits as they do borderline, narcissistic and even schizophrenic traits, I want to scream when some "expert" says something ludicrous like "a lot of people are shy" or "everyone gets bullied" or "it's not uncommon for someone to be a fussy eater". I swear that until I came here to WP, I didn't think anyone, not even my own parents truly understood what I have to go through some days!

It's like me saying since I once spent 20 minutes in a empty room as punishment as a child I know what it's like to live in a maximum security solitary confinement cell for years.

I often get confused though when an NT displays a very strong Autistic trait, like when my (definitely NT) uncle yelled at my aunt when she hurt her eye and didn't even try to put himself in her shoes and make her a cup of tea or give her sympathy or even have an interest in how she done it, etc. He was just infuriated because their plan for the day was mucked up, and he didn't want it to be, so he took it out in something what he knew wasn't her fault, just to be awkward and selfish. When I heard that, I was like, ''but he's NT, I thought NTs had all this empathy and didn't care if their routine or plans was changed?''

Also that day when I was on a temporary course and there was a light that wasn't working properly and was rapidly flashing all day, and everyone (except me) in the room were NTs but all complained of headaches by the end of the day because of the flashing light. It didn't give me a headache. It was as though everyone got sensitive to the flashing light.

AND whenever there were exams going on at high school, parts of the school got closed off where kids were taking their exams and they put signs up near the exam hall saying ''QUIET PLEASE - EXAMINATIONS'' and an arrow pointing. That's to keep the candidates able to concentrate better because all teachers said that a quiet environment is important when taking exams.

I thought it was just Aspies who lacked empathy, got upset if plans was changed, had sensitive eyes, and couldn't concentrate on reading, writing and counting with background noise going on?

I suppose I know what they mean when they say a small pinch of Aspie traits are normal human traits, but I suppose it's best not to take it literally, otherwise you'd be wondering and asking questions the rest of your life.