Are you good at spotting Aspies?

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The easiest way to learn the difference is to go and look at the the Post A Picture Of The Real You thread, and compare the faces to the faces of neurotypical people. Pick out the differences yourself.

Better yet, go to YouTube and look up vlogs by autistic people. Then you can see the difference in mannerisms between autistic and neurotypical people. After a while it becomes pretty easy to spot the differences.

I can´t open the images!

Only male Aspies. Even if he's a stranger, I can still guess that he's an Aspie by either his body language, or if he's talking to someone, like how he talks.

Female Aspies are usually more subtle (unless a female has more obvious Autism, but I'm just talking about females with mild AS here). I have come across females in my life who seem eccentric and socially awkward, but I still couldn't know for sure if they were Aspies or just had other things like ADHD or bipolar or even just learning difficulties.

There was this girl at college who wasn't as shy as me, was very chatty, made friends quick (although wasn't very good at keeping them), and was into fashion and make-up, and I knew she seemed a bit odd, but I was very surprised when I found out she has a diagnosis of Asperger's. I can mask my Asperger's too, but I am shy and it takes me a long time to make friends.

I can spot other spectrumites on sight. In school there was an aspie in another class, and everybody said that he was weird and said a lot of stupid things. That he was like me. Indeed, from the very first moment I saw him I figured out he's autistic.

I think so. Just a few weeks ago, I was on a cruise and a couple of guys walked into the elevator. They didn't really look our way, but said hi and started talking. Yes, many on cruises do it, but there was something about them that made me feel that indeed they were on the spectrum. I think it was maybe their uneasiness? I don't know, but I think I can spot them now hehe PS my son actually said the same thing to us on the cruise..."hey, I think a couple of the kids at the teen club had autism like me...we just really got along, just like my other friends who have autism..." hehe

I suspect, I can detect them now and then, the nerdy or inflexible over-precise person, a friendly woman, who´s a bit askew, the talkative type, who´s clearly not aware of boundaries and chatter along about scientific stuff mixed with very personal things to an utter stranger. (Good grief. I used to act somewhat like that myself years ago).
I think, I miss the more subtle cases most of the time.

Of one artist, I´m completely sure: Klaus Nomi, who sadly died of AIDS in ´83. He was awsome.

I know at least 10 people IRL who are diagnosed with an ASD. I spotted all of them before I knew of their diagnosis.
I know a few other people who I *suspect* have an ASD, but these people themselves are probably undiagnosed. There is no way I could know for sure. But my accuracy identifying those who DO have a diagnosis makes me think I am probably right. Even if they don't have enough of a presentation to be *on* the spectrum, they probably would fit the broader autistic phenotype.

Two of my closest friends: SHE suspects HIM for being on the spectrum. I suspect BOTH OF THEM - and possibly their gifted daughter too.

Can't say I agree with your post but I do like this part. I was the kid that ended up on the 'gaydar' and was mercilessly crucified because of it. Everyone was convinced I was gay and I had no idea why at the time. Still, the difference is this case is that a)I keep it to myself and b)I am usually right. The only time I was wrong was when it turned out the guy's brother had been diagnosed, not him. I find it incredibly easy now given all the research I have done over the years and wish I knew years earlier why I seemed to flock to certain people.

I'm not good at it but I'm probably too much in my own world to really pay attention to others.

I reckon I can spot it in men...women are much more difficult though. What I notice is the fixed scrunched up facial features and the Aspergic gait.

Aspies are very easy to spot, we emit a vibe that can't be confused for anything else.

Kyle Katarn wrote:

I don't even know where to begin telling you how inaccurate that is to all Aspies. To some Aspies maybe, but not all. Some of us learn to mask our condition and be able to pass off as NT, maybe in some situations can emit a vibe that can make us seem a bit odd, but everything we do doesn't necessarily scream out "this person is an Aspie". And often Aspie people get mistaken for having other conditions.

i know like me . i dont know here. i know people who can express the thhing i cant.