Which autism sub-type do you have?

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I went for
Strong or obsessive interest in a topic
It's a double-edged sword but I often enjoy the process of deeply analysing things and getting to understand them really well, and I get a lot out of the ability that gives me to solve problems. It tends to push me away from attending to everything else, which is the downside.

High intelligence, say IQ>125 or so
I've no idea what my IQ is (I'd probably excel in some aspect of it and screw up in others, so the IQ number wouldn't mean much) but I seem to be an uncommonly logical and coherent thinker. There's no doubt a downside to it, but like the first one it's often very useful. And it hasn't pushed out my understanding of emotions, such as it is.

Sensory overstimulation, shutdowns
Actually I have very little trouble with shutdowns, I just seem to feel physical things and experiences very acutely. If I notice anything at all, I really notice it as if nothing else exists, and I have trouble dismissing anything that's got my attention until I feel I've felt my way through it.

I don't have much of the other things on the list, at least not enough to bother me greatly.

i think i fell out of autisms
asperger, too intellectual avanced and extremely shy (selfconcious)
-all head and little physical presence - i used to believe it were the volatile solvent chemicals

a bit of the (not diagnosticly severe?) demand avoidance ----- runs on all (family & inlaws ) sides,
preemptive pleaser on all fronts.
i remember walking through an art class (i would have really liked) mother asked if i would want to join, but i said no (on the spot), cutting myself short for being too shy


eg, https://neurodivergentinsights.com/auti ... -explained

I'm an NT who hangs around with autistic people online "subtype"

Insular/not interested in people - I have no friends except for those at work (and I can't exactly snub them) and my housemate, who understands my need for solitude because she's autistic as well.

Poor social skills/awkwardness - this affects me every day, it doesn't matter who I interact with. There's always this awkwardness and it bugs me.


*I've had three burnouts and they've landed me in the psych ward.

Response to Cyberdad:

So I should put you under:
obsessive interest + poor social skills + high IQ ?

I'm not sure whether or not I'm joking

I don't appear to have any listed in the poll.

Mine seems to be chronic anxiety. Is that an autism subtype?

yeah i have to just suppress any outward meltodown symptoms cos if someone asked why im freaking out they'd not understand the reason or think it was silly

^ I think you are both describing shutdowns not meltdowns. They are both caused by an overload of some sort, but I think meltdowns are external noticeable behaviour and shutdowns are internalised and less noticeable.

Have a butchers at this to see if it resonates

Ha , I just found the page I read this on.

https://www.rdiconnect.com/shutdowns-ar ... meltdowns/

According to the post above, I've never had a shutdown before.

My (NT) uncle had a shutdown once, when his wife left him. He laid on his kitchen floor for two days, even though he wasn't physically ill. It was a nervous breakdown or something like that.

i opted 4 in the list

poor social skills/awkwardness
meltdowns
uninterested in other people
obsessive interests

^^ Everyone can have meltdowns or shutdowns, NT's tend to have longer fuses (high threshold) before ignition or ND's have a shorter fuse (low threshold).