Have many of your autistic traits "faded"?

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As a child I was a picky eater. I still am, but I can eat a WAY more varied diet than I used to. I still don't like my food touching, but some foods that go together I don't mind as much.

Loud noises still piss me off. I haven't changed much there.

I used to get everyone's attention by being obnoxious when I was a kid. I would do things that I knew were annoying because I didn't know how else to interact with the world. As a teenager, I "gave up" for the most part and refused to talk to people I didn't know. Now I'm relatively good at talking to new people, and actually enjoy it when I'm in the right mood. I might even go so far as to say I can be charismatic. (As long as I'm not in a job interview).

I've learned when to focus on the big picture. I remember a business meeting in which everyone was discussing details like "we could do this." I asked what it was we were trying to do.

My social skills have improved with the help of much coaching, especially from one girlfriend.

I'm much better at predicting people's reactions, unfortunately my subconscious started playing tricks on me and tends to use this to my advantage whenever possible even at the expense of others.
I still can't concentrate during a conversation either (ie: my subconscious being a douche) but I've learned to keep my attention more focused around the person who's speaking.

Faded? If anything, my traits keep getting stronger. Either that, or they've stayed the same. One or the other.
If any have faded or even disappeared, I'm not really aware of it.
*Thinks hard* ....Well, I'm just a teensy bit more self aware, if that counts, but I think that's balanced off by my general not-caring... as in, I'm a little more aware of how I might appear to people and such (not too much more, but a little).... but over the years, I generally care less and less. As in, I know people probably think I'm weird, rocking and "staring off into space" and such, but I just don't care, I'm still going to do it anyhow, it's not as if I can help it most of the time anyways.
Oh, and I don't have to cut all the tags out of my clothes... but still have to for most of them.

My autistic/aspie traits have definitely faded. I'm 15 now, but when I was in elementary school, it was obvious to everyone that I had something wrong with me. Now, hardly anyone knows I have Aspergers, because I've learned how to act "normal" and to control my stims/ whatever I did before.

Yes, I used to stim much more than I do now, and I had sensory issues as a young child but not so much anymore. My obsessive traits have not changed though! Subjects that I am obsessed with does change here and there but.. intensity is just as strong. The difference is, I don't talk about it with others unless I know they want to hear about whatever I am obsessed with.

I used to flap my hands a lot all the time up until about 8th grade. I only do this when I'm by myself now. I don't head bang at all anymore or bite my hands when upset thank god. I also used to be really terrible at small talk but now I can kind of manage it with simple memorized responses. "How are you? How about you? So what have you been doing?" but conversations will still typically end up on my interest/s. So I have to stop myself once I get started, which can be hard sometimes. I'm still teased for being awkward at 22, but I don't mind it. I try to make jokes about it and play along. I like to joke with people and can do it well sometimes when I know we are joking but I'll tend to take others jokes literally if I'm not prepared. For example, if somebody randomly comes up to me and makes a joke I'll just stare at them confused...unless it's really, really obvious. Other than that the only people who beleive me when I tell them I have AS are people who have know me for a long time, and my family.

I've actually found my autism is getting alot... worse, if you will, as I age.

I'm more anti-social than I've ever been in my life, I'm even more obsessive about everything I do.