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Speech and language peculiarities: No

Overformal speech: No

Taking everything literally: Yes

Word repetition (echolalia): Yes

Long monologues: Sometimes

Inappropriate remarks: Yes

Inability to take turns talking: No

Inability to listen to others: Sometimes

Speaking without any pitch or tone: Sometimes

Unable to recognize figure of speech or sarcasm: No

Difficulty initiating conversation: Sometimes

Flat, cheerless demeanor: Sometimes

Loud voice: No

Doesn’t respond to name very well: Sometimes

Inability to pick up facial expressions: No

Not able to notice body language: Very little

Does not pick up subtle changes in someone tone of voice: Definitely not

Avoid eye contact while communicating: Yes

Unaware of personal space ( invading it!): Sometimes

Few facial expressions: Sometimes

Unaware of unwritten rules: Sometimes

Social withdrawal: Sometimes

Lack of interest in other people: Yes

Eccentric personality: Yes

Preoccupied with their own agenda: Yes

Socially non-adapted personality: Yes

Urge to correct people in their speech or behavior: Yes

Limited interests: Yes

Unusual preoccupations: Yes

Need for sameness: Used to

Repetitive routines or rituals: No

Engages in highly repetitive play: No

Excellent rote memory: Yes

Lack of empathy: No

Single-mindedness: Yes

Aloof: Yes

Inflexible thinking: Yes

Lack of imagination: Sometimes

Indifferent: Yes

Rigid thinking: Yes

Lack of make-believe or imitative play: Yes

Fear of changes: Yes

Poor coordination: Yes

Clumsiness: Yes

Uncoordinated motor movements: Yes

Hand flapping: Yes

Head swiveling: Yes

Mirroring: Yes

Stilted Doesn’t have a strong response to pain: No

Extreme dislike of certain noises, textures or situations: Yes

Easily over stimulated by sounds, crowds or lights: Yes

A lot of these symptoms got worse for me over time, not better.

Speech and language peculiarities: Yeah

Overformal speech: Yeah

Taking everything literally: Yeah

Word repetition (echolalia): No

Long monologues: Sometimes

Inappropriate remarks: Yeah

Inability to take turns talking: No

Inability to listen to others: No

Speaking without any pitch or tone: Yes

Unable to recognize figure of speech or sarcasm: No

Difficulty initiating conversation: Sometimes

Flat, cheerless demeanor: No

Loud voice: No

Doesn’t respond to name very well: No

Inability to pick up facial expressions: No

Not able to notice body language: No

Does not pick up subtle changes in someone tone of voice: Yes

Avoid eye contact while communicating: Sometimes, I'm getting better at it though

Unaware of personal space ( invading it!): No

Few facial expressions: Definitely yes

Unaware of unwritten rules: Sometimes

Social withdrawal: Yes

Lack of interest in other people: No

Eccentric personality: No

Preoccupied with their own agenda: Sometimes

Socially non-adapted personality: What?

Urge to correct people in their speech or behavior: No

Limited interests: No

Unusual preoccupations: No

Need for sameness: Not really

Repetitive routines or rituals: Yeah

Engages in highly repetitive play: When I was a kid

Excellent rote memory: Sure

Lack of empathy: Definitely

Single-mindedness: Yeah, especially when I'm mad

Aloof: No

Inflexible thinking: Sometimes

Lack of imagination: No.

Indifferent: No

Rigid thinking: No

Lack of make-believe or imitative play: No

Fear of changes: Sure

Poor coordination: No

Clumsiness: No

Uncoordinated motor movements: A bit

Hand flapping: No

Head swiveling: No

Mirroring: No

Stilted Doesn’t have a strong response to pain: Yes

Extreme dislike of certain noises, textures or situations: Yes

Easily over stimulated by sounds, crowds or lights: Crowds, yes

Today, the only ones that apply to me are difficulty initating coversation and eccentric personality. and I would also put aloof and overformal speech as "sometimes".

As a six year old kid and through most of elementary school, however, the following would definitely apply to me:

...wow, I was going to list them all but then I would be listing everything except hand flapping/stimming.

Speech and language peculiarities Yes
Overformal speech No
Taking everything literally No
Word repetition (echolalia) No
Inappropriate remarks Yes
Inability to take turns talking Yes
Long monologues Yes
Inability to listen to others Yes
Speaking without any pitch or tone No
Unable to recognize figure of speech or sarcasm Sometimes
Difficulty initiating conversation Yes
Flat, cheerless demeanor No
Loud voice No
Doesn’t respond to name very well No
Inability to pick up facial expressions No
Not able to notice body language Yes
Does not pick up subtle changes in someone tone of voice No
Avoid eye contact while communicating Yes
Unaware of personal space Yes
Few facial expressions No
Unaware of unwritten rules Yes

Social withdrawal Yes
Lack of interest in other people Yes
Eccentric personality Yes
Preoccupied with their own agenda Yes
Socially non-adapted personality Yes
Urge to correct people in their speech or behavior Yes
Limited interests Yes
Unusual preoccupations Yes
Need for sameness Yes
Repetitive routines or rituals Yes
Engages in highly repetitive play Yes
Excellent rote memory No
Lack of empathy Yes
Single-mindedness Yes
Aloof No
Inflexible thinking Yes
Lack of imagination No
Indifferent Yes
Rigid thinking Yes
Lack of make-believe or imitative play No
Fear of changes Yes

Poor coordination Yes
Clumsiness Yes
Uncoordinated motor movements Yes
Hand flapping Yes
Head swiveling No
Mirroring Yes
Stilted Doesn’t have a strong response to pain No
Extreme dislike of certain noises, textures or situations Yes
Easily over stimulated by sounds, crowds or lights Yes

Poor communication such as:

Speech and language peculiarities Yes

Overformal speech Yes

Taking everything literally Yes

Word repetition (echolalia) Yes

Long monologues Yes

Inappropriate remarks Yes

Inability to take turns talking Yes

Inability to listen to others No

Speaking without any pitch or tone Yes

Unable to recognize figure of speech or sarcasm No

Difficulty initiating conversation Yes

Flat, cheerless demeanor Yes

Loud voice I have an extremely quiet voice

Doesn’t respond to name very well Yes


Non-verbal communication problems such as:

Inability to pick up facial expressions No

Not able to notice body language Half/Half

Does not pick up subtle changes in someone tone of voice Half/Half

Avoid eye contact while communicating Yes

Unaware of personal space ( invading it!) No

Few facial expressions Yes

Unaware of unwritten rules Yes



Impaired social interaction such as:

Social withdrawal Yes

Lack of interest in other people Yes

Eccentric personality Yes

Preoccupied with their own agenda Yes

Socially non-adapted personality Yes

Urge to correct people in their speech or behavior Yes

Limited interests Yes

Unusual preoccupations Yes

Need for sameness No

Repetitive routines or rituals Yes

Engages in highly repetitive play Yes

Excellent rote memory Yes

Lack of empathy Yes

Single-mindedness Yes

Aloof No

Inflexible thinking No

Lack of imagination No for certain things, like small stories. Yes for everything else

Indifferent Yes

Rigid thinking Yes

Lack of make-believe or imitative play No

Fear of changes Yes


Poor motor skills such as:

Poor coordination Yes

Clumsiness Yes

Uncoordinated motor movements Yes

Hand flapping Yes

Head swiveling Yes

Mirroring Yes

Stilted Doesn’t have a strong response to pain Yes

Extreme dislike of certain noises, textures or situations Yes

Easily over stimulated by sounds, crowds or lights Yes

My main symptoms are literalness, failure to read body language, failure to catch intonations in speech (from others) and a degree of social awkwardness. Also I sometimes display obsessions with my interests and speak of them too often with others.

ruveyn

Speech and language peculiarities yes

Overformal speech yes, especially in writing

Taking everything literally sometimes

Word repetition (echolalia) yes, but in my head or in writing mostly (no idea that was a symptom)

Long monologues yes

Inappropriate remarks yes

Inability to take turns talking sometimes

Inability to listen to others yes

Speaking without any pitch or tone yes

Unable to recognize figure of speech or sarcasm yes

Difficulty initiating conversation yes

Flat, cheerless demeanor yes

Loud voice no

Doesn’t respond to name very well sometimes

Inability to pick up facial expressions sometimes

Not able to notice body language yes

Does not pick up subtle changes in someone tone of voice yes

Avoid eye contact while communicating yes

Unaware of personal space ( invading it!) sometimes

Few facial expressions yes

Unaware of unwritten rules yes...what are these unwritten rules anyway?

Social withdrawal yes

Lack of interest in other people yes

Eccentric personality yes

Preoccupied with their own agenda yes

Socially non-adapted personality yes

Urge to correct people in their speech or behavior yes

Limited interests yes

Unusual preoccupations yes

Need for sameness yes

Repetitive routines or rituals sometimes

Engages in highly repetitive play yes, like with video, board, and card games, etc

Excellent rote memory depends on the topic

Lack of empathy yes, but outwardly

Single-mindedness yes

Aloof yes

Inflexible thinking sometimes

Lack of imagination no idea, but most likely yes

Indifferent yes

Rigid thinking yes

Lack of make-believe or imitative play sometimes, but can't recall clearly

Fear of changes yes

Poor coordination sometimes

Clumsiness yes

Uncoordinated motor movements yes

Hand flapping sometimes, usually just swinging

Head swiveling no idea

Mirroring yes

Stilted Doesn’t have a strong response to pain yes

Extreme dislike of certain noises, textures or situations yes

Easily over stimulated by sounds, crowds or lights yes

I'm answering this based mostly on what other people have said about my behavior, since that's usually what alerts me to it not being "normal". But I'm becoming more aware as time goes on, how UNaware of some of these things I am. So I might not be the best person to answer this about myself.

Speech and language peculiarities - Yes, so I'm told.

Overformal speech - Yes, so I'm told.

Taking everything literally - I think I do this more often than I realize. But sometimes I realize it. If you don't realize you're not supposed to be taking something literally, how do you know you do this? I don't take EVERYthing literally though. But that would probably be the point at which someone says they don't literally mean EVERY thing that I have ever heard in my life. Is this a trick question?

Word repetition (echolalia) I don't think so? I'm not sure...

Long monologues Signs point to yes

Inappropriate remarks Again, signs point to yes.

Inability to take turns talking I seem to have a lot of problems interrupting/speaking out of turn/having long awkward silences, so I'm going to say yes.

Inability to listen to others I think I listen to other people, but I've gotten enough complains that I'll say yes.

Speaking without any pitch or tone I've been told I sound monotonous.

Unable to recognize figure of speech or sarcasm I know what they are but sometimes I don't realize on a particular occasion until somebody else points it out or enough time passes that it sinks in.

Difficulty initiating conversation Yes.

Flat, cheerless demeanor I don't think so. But I've been told I present this at certain times, especially if I'm uncomfortable in the situation.

Loud voice Yes.

Doesn’t respond to name very well No, I respond to my name.

Inability to pick up facial expressions Sometimes.

Not able to notice body language Sometimes. It's hard for me to tell when I'm not noticing something I'm not noticing...

Does not pick up subtle changes in someone tone of voice Sometimes

Avoid eye contact while communicating Sometimes, especially when concentrating on what somebody is saying, or when I'm talking.

Unaware of personal space ( invading it!) It's happened on occasion, but usually I avoid getting to close to people.

Few facial expressions Apparently. Some people say I'm expressionless, others say everything shows on my face.

Unaware of unwritten rules Signs point to yes.

Social withdrawal Yes.

Lack of interest in other people I'm interested in SOME people but not most.

Eccentric personality So I'm told.

Preoccupied with their own agenda Yes.

Socially non-adapted personality Yes.

Urge to correct people in their speech or behavior YES.

Limited interests I don't think so.

Unusual preoccupations My preoccupations are usual to me. Who decides?

Need for sameness Depends.

Repetitive routines or rituals Isn't this the same as the previous?

Engages in highly repetitive play This is repetitively annoying. But I suppose so?

Excellent rote memory No. Except for some songs.

Lack of empathy No. Honestly I don't think Asperger's have a "LACK" of empathy from what I've seen and felt myself. We just don't demonstrate it in the way people expect.

Single-mindedness Not sure what this means.

Aloof I am not aloof, but people think I am. Fools.

Inflexible thinking I don't think so.

Lack of imagination No. Who says people with Asperger's lack imagination? I would say the opposite.

Indifferent Sometimes.

Rigid thinking Some people say so.

Lack of make-believe or imitative play No. See "Lack of Imagination" above.

Fear of changes I cannot seem to cope with change, somehow it leaves me psyched. I guess that's why I never met a morphosis I liked.

Poor coordination Yes.

Clumsiness Yes.

Uncoordinated motor movements Yes.

Hand flapping No.

Head swiveling ?

Mirroring Probably not, since I've heard this is supposed to make people more at ease with me.

Stilted Stilted what?

Doesn’t have a strong response to pain No... I am human. I feel pain. We are not made of stone

Extreme dislike of certain noises, textures or situations Who doesn't have things they dislike?

Easily over stimulated by sounds, crowds or lights Depends on the situation. Define "easily".

Speech and language peculiarities: used to but not anymore

Overformal speech: No

Taking everything literally: Used to not anymore

Word repetition (echolalia): sometimes

Long monologues: Sometimes

Inappropriate remarks: sometimes

Inability to take turns talking: used to but not anymore

Inability to listen to others: no

Speaking without any pitch or tone: a little, used to be worse

Unable to recognize figure of speech or sarcasm: used to but not anymore

Difficulty initiating conversation: somewhat, used to be a huge problem

Flat, cheerless demeanor: somewhat

Loud voice: no

Doesn’t respond to name very well: no

Inability to pick up facial expressions: somewhat

Not able to notice body language: somewhat

Does not pick up subtle changes in someone tone of voice: no

Avoid eye contact while communicating: somewhat

Unaware of personal space ( invading it!): no

Few facial expressions: somewhat, used to be more prominent
Unaware of unwritten rules: somewhat

Social withdrawal: somewhat

Lack of interest in other people: no

Eccentric personality: a little

Preoccupied with their own agenda: yes

Socially non-adapted personality: somewhat

Urge to correct people in their speech or behavior: a little

Limited interests: yes

Unusual preoccupations: yes

Need for sameness: yes

Repetitive routines or rituals: yes

Engages in highly repetitive play: idk?

Excellent rote memory: no

Lack of empathy: sometimes

Single-mindedness: what does this mean?

Aloof: somewhat

Inflexible thinking: somewhat

Lack of imagination: no

Indifferent: no

Rigid thinking: somewhat

Lack of make-believe or imitative play: yes

Fear of changes: yes

Poor coordination: a little

Clumsiness: no

Uncoordinated motor movements: no

Hand flapping: a little

Head swiveling: no
Mirroring: no

Stilted Doesn’t have a strong response to pain: no

Extreme dislike of certain noises, textures or situations: no

Easily over stimulated by sounds, crowds or lights: no

- a lot of these symptoms I have to a small extent so its really hard to determine what I have and what I dont have. Also a lot of them I used to have more prominently when I was younger, I've worked really hard to change this within the last few years. With all the a little, somewhat and yes responces, I add up to 28.

Speech and language peculiarities Possibly, I do youtube videos and notice that I click my consonants quite emphatically
Overformal speech I don't think so
Taking everything literally Only occasionally
Word repetition (echolalia) Yes I tend to repeat sounds, songs and phrases
Long monologues Yes, even though youtube has lengthened the allowed video length I still fill it and have to edit down
Inappropriate remarks I'm not sure until someone tells me
Inability to take turns talking Yes I tend to interrupt a lot
Inability to listen to others Yes I can be a bit impatient and think about what I want to say next

Speaking without any pitch or tone I don't think so
Unable to recognize figure of speech or sarcasm Not really, I find that quite easy
Difficulty initiating conversation Yes unless it's close family or my boyfriend

Flat, cheerless demeanor Only when I have my low/down feelings

Loud voice No, I've always been told I'm too quiet

Doesn’t respond to name very well No, I always notice my name spoken


Non-verbal communication problems such as:

Inability to pick up facial expressions
Not able to notice body language
Does not pick up subtle changes in someone tone of voice: I'm not sure about these but I think yes probably a bit

Avoid eye contact while communicating Yes, one of my doctors picked up on that
Unaware of personal space ( invading it!) I'm not sure until someone says something
Few facial expressions I don't think so
Unaware of unwritten rules possibly



Impaired social interaction such as:

Social withdrawal Yes pretty much all of my friends are online and I only meet up with them occasionally
Lack of interest in other people Only sometimes when I'm excited about something I want to tell them about
Eccentric personality Definitely
Preoccupied with their own agenda can be
Socially non-adapted personality Not sure what this means but possibly
Urge to correct people in their speech or behavior Yes
Limited interests I wouldn't say limited but I do have things I'm more interested in
Unusual preoccupations Need more specifics as to what these would be and what's considered unusal
Need for sameness Yes
Repetitive routines or rituals Yes
Engages in highly repetitive play I can get focused on repeating certain actions

Excellent rote memory

Lack of empathy

Single-mindedness

Aloof

Inflexible thinking

Lack of imagination

Indifferent

Rigid thinking

Lack of make-believe or imitative play

Fear of changes


Poor motor skills such as:

Poor coordination

Clumsiness

Uncoordinated motor movements

Hand flapping Yes

Head swiveling

Mirroring

Stilted Doesn’t have a strong response to pain

Extreme dislike of certain noises, textures or situations Yes

Easily over stimulated by sounds, crowds or lights

(I got bored so this is incomplete )

Poor communication such as:


Speech and language peculiarities
No

Overformal speech
No

Taking everything literally
Mostly, yes.

Word repetition (echolalia)
Sometimes.

Long monologues
Yes.

Inappropriate remarks
Not on purpose, but yes.

Inability to take turns talking
Not sure.

Inability to listen to others
Not really

Speaking without any pitch or tone
A lot of times, yes.

Unable to recognize figure of speech or sarcasm
Sarcasm, yes.

Difficulty initiating conversation
Yes.

Flat, cheerless demeanor
Yes.

Loud voice
No.

Doesn’t respond to name very well
Yes.



Non-verbal communication problems such as:


Inability to pick up facial expressions
Sometimes (Misinterpreting them is a bigger problem than not noticing them.)

Not able to notice body language
Sometimes, yes, Sometimes, no.

Does not pick up subtle changes in someone tone of voice
Yes, usually.

Avoid eye contact while communicating
Yes, usually.

Unaware of personal space ( invading it!)
No.

Few facial expressions
Yes.

Unaware of unwritten rules
Yes, a lot of times.


Impaired social interaction such as:


Social withdrawal
Yes.

Lack of interest in other people
In real life, yes.

Eccentric personality
Odd personality, yes.

Preoccupied with their own agenda
Probably, yes.

Socially non-adapted personality
Yes.

Urge to correct people in their speech or behavior
Yes.

Limited interests
Somewhat.

Unusual preoccupations
Yes.

Need for sameness
Depends on what that means.

Repetitive routines or rituals
Somewhat.

Engages in highly repetitive play
Yes.

Excellent rote memory
Yes.

Lack of empathy
Usually, no.

Single-mindedness
Often, yes.

Aloof
Yes.

Inflexible thinking
Often, yes. Sometimes, no.

Lack of imagination
No.

Indifferent
No.

Rigid thinking
Often, yes.

Lack of make-believe or imitative play
No.

Fear of changes
Yes.


Poor motor skills such as:


Poor coordination
Yes.

Clumsiness
Yes.

Uncoordinated motor movements
Yes.

Hand flapping
No.

Head swiveling
No.

Mirroring
Yes

Stilted Doesn’t have a strong response to pain
No.

Extreme dislike of certain noises, textures or situations
Yes.

Easily over stimulated by sounds, crowds or lights
Yes.

Poor communication such as:

Speech and language peculiarities: no

Overformal speech: no

Taking everything literally: used to

Word repetition (echolalia): used to

Long monologues: yes

Inappropriate remarks: sometimes

Inability to take turns talking: most of the time

Inability to listen to others: sometimes

Speaking without any pitch or tone: no

Unable to recognize figure of speech or sarcasm: used to

Difficulty initiating conversation: sometimes

Flat, cheerless demeanor: no, except in crowds

Loud voice: yes

Doesn’t respond to name very well: np


Non-verbal communication problems such as:

Inability to pick up facial expressions: no

Not able to notice body language: no

Does not pick up subtle changes in someone tone of voice: yes

Avoid eye contact while communicating: yes, mostly

Unaware of personal space ( invading it!): used to

Few facial expressions: no

Unaware of unwritten rules: sometimes



Impaired social interaction such as:

Social withdrawal: yes

Lack of interest in other people: yes, in person anyway

Eccentric personality: very much so

Preoccupied with their own agenda: yes

Socially non-adapted personality: dont know what this means

Urge to correct people in their speech or behavior: not usually

Limited interests: yes

Unusual preoccupations: yes

Need for sameness: sometimes

Repetitive routines or rituals: sometimes

Engages in highly repetitive play: used to

Excellent rote memory: dont know what this means

Lack of empathy: sometimes

Single-mindedness: sometimes

Aloof: sometimes

Inflexible thinking

Lack of imagination: no

Indifferent: no

Rigid thinking: no

Lack of make-believe or imitative play: no

Fear of changes: yes


Poor motor skills such as:

Poor coordination: yes

Clumsiness: yes

Uncoordinated motor movements: yes

Hand flapping: yes

Head swiveling: sometimes

Mirroring: sometimes

Stilted Doesn’t have a strong response to pain: no

Extreme dislike of certain noises, textures or situations: yes

Easily over stimulated by sounds, crowds or lights: yes

Speech and language peculiarities: Formal and slang are oddly mixed. For example: "Dude, I was being facetious,"

Overformal speech: No

Taking everything literally: No

Word repetition (echolalia): Commercials, TV shows, movies...however, I can control it now. Behind closed doors, depending on my mood...that's another story.

Long monologues: I try not to anymore.

Inappropriate remarks: Getting better

Inability to take turns talking: Getting better

Inability to listen to others: Only if I dislike them

Speaking without any pitch or tone: No

Unable to recognize figure of speech or sarcasm: No

Difficulty initiating conversation: Sometimes

Flat, cheerless demeanor: No

Loud voice: Sometimes when nervous

Doesn’t respond to name very well: Nah, I know my name.

Inability to pick up facial expressions: I'm decent at that

Not able to notice body language: False

Does not pick up subtle changes in someone tone of voice: False

Avoid eye contact while communicating: Yes

Unaware of personal space ( invading it!): No

Few facial expressions: No

Unaware of unwritten rules: Sometimes

Social withdrawal: Sometimes

Lack of interest in other people: Depends on the people and my mood

Eccentric personality: Yes

Preoccupied with their own agenda: Yes

Socially non-adapted personality: No

Urge to correct people in their speech or behavior: Yes, but I no longer act on it.

Limited interests: Kinda

Unusual preoccupations: Yes

Need for sameness: To a point

Repetitive routines or rituals: When I do drugs, actually.

Engages in highly repetitive play: Replace the word "play" with "daydreaming", and yes.

Excellent rote memory: Yes

Lack of empathy: Sometimes

Single-mindedness: Sometimes

Aloof: I have my periods of that

Inflexible thinking: Yeah

Lack of imagination: You kidding?

Indifferent: No

Rigid thinking: Yes

Lack of make-believe or imitative play: No way

Fear of changes: Yes

Poor coordination: Yes

Clumsiness: Only if I actually try to exert myself.

Uncoordinated motor movements: Yeah

Hand flapping: Rarely

Head swiveling: Huh?

Mirroring: I beg your pardon?

Stilted Doesn’t have a strong response to pain: What?

Extreme dislike of certain noises, textures or situations: Yes

Easily over stimulated by sounds, crowds or lights: If I'm alone and don't know what I'm doing, yes

42 positive, and 1 to be debated. The ones I don't have are:

Word repetition

Flat, cheerless demeanor

Unaware of personal space; invading it (quite the opposite for me, in fact!! !)

Few facial expressions

Lack of empathy (I may have trained myself in empathy, as I don't seem to come by it automatically. I have to manually put myself in the position of the other person to figure out how they might feel about something, and I'm often wrong)

Aloof

Lack of imagination (I'm creative, and can write fictional stories, etc.)

Mirroring (not sure of definition in this context)

Charles

Speech and language peculiarities: yes

Overformal speech: yes

Taking everything literally: usually yes

Word repetition (echolalia): somtimes. It was worse as a child

Long monologues: no

Inappropriate remarks: sometimes

Inability to take turns talking: No

Inability to listen to others: No

Speaking without any pitch or tone: No

Unable to recognize figure of speech or sarcasm: yes

Difficulty initiating conversation: yes

Flat, cheerless demeanor: No

Loud voice: Sometimes

Doesn’t respond to name very well: No

Inability to pick up facial expressions: Sometimes

Not able to notice body language: No

Does not pick up subtle changes in someone tone of voice: I don't know. Sometimes people suddenly get angry at me.

Avoid eye contact while communicating: Yes, I look at the mouth to read lips. Eyes are confusing.

Unaware of personal space ( invading it!): Sometimes

Few facial expressions: Yes

Unaware of unwritten rules: dunno

Social withdrawal: yes

Lack of interest in other people: yes

Eccentric personality: yes

Preoccupied with their own agenda: yes

Socially non-adapted personality: ????

Urge to correct people in their speech or behavior: No

Limited interests: yes

Unusual preoccupations: yes

Need for sameness: dunno

Repetitive routines or rituals: yes

Engages in highly repetitive play: ???

Excellent rote memory: yes

Lack of empathy: yes

Single-mindedness: yes

Aloof: yes

Inflexible thinking: I work on this

Lack of imagination: It got better but it's not so good. I can't make up stories.

Indifferent: I can be, I work on this too

Rigid thinking: yeah, I think. If I understand it correctly

Lack of make-believe or imitative play: yes, as a child I played with objects, not pretend

Fear of changes: dunno, in a way yes

Poor coordination: Yes

Clumsiness: yes

Uncoordinated motor movements: not too bad - had lots of dance classes, though

Hand flapping: yes

Head swiveling: No

Mirroring: ????

Stilted Doesn’t have a strong response to pain: It varies

Extreme dislike of certain noises, textures or situations: Yes

Easily over stimulated by sounds, crowds or lights: Yes