What AS Personality Type Are You?

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I don't know if how I'd fit into this schema exactly. But I think they need to add the Glen Gould type. I suppose he'd be.... genius, artistic, shy on the one hand but also very self confident about his special interests, hypochondriacal, not as domineering as he might seem. Maybe someone else could do a better job of putting his traits together.

I read a lot about Andy Warhol when I was studying art history. There was a really interesting quote from him about how he didn't like to watch himself on candid film (he directed some artsy films, and I can't remember if he acted in them or not, but he was talking about film of how he was naturally, not when acting). He said he looked awkward or nerdy or something like that and it made him uncomfortable to see it. I think a lot of his "confidence" was pure bluff. At his first or one of his first gallery showings he stood like a statue in a corner. He was scared stiff literally, but most people thought it was more performance art.

Powell, Numan and Warhol.

I liked the music, even if no one else did.

*sulks for a second.*

Powell (Although my capacity for violence is only brought about by very specific circumstances and stimuli... No really. I mean that.)

Mostly these two here, except the schizophrenia diagnosis. I haven't actually been handed that one yet.
Morrissey
Nicholls

and a bit of Warhol.

Psycho me.

*raises hand*

Oh well...

*Goes skipping off*

I'm Powell/Warhol/Nicholls, in that order, I think.

Maybe a dash of Morissey.

But I also wonder how you can be a mix of one type...?

I noticed there's no mention of people with one trait that's very strong for me... I absolutely cannot hide my emotions. Me slightly anxious looks like most people in near-panic; I also laugh and cry more energetically than most... I've found myself just grinning at the prof in class because something he said was interesting. I don't think I feel things more strongly than most people; I don't even get swept up in emotion--a part of me is always thinking rationally. It's just that what I feel is always just out there and obvious, and people tend to think I feel those things more strongly than I do. However, I don't show what I'm not feeling, either; so when other people might have a social smile on, I have a rather blank expression that's just my default "calm" face. That seems to make some people think I am upset. Trust me, if I were upset, they would know about it...

I've gone through a few stages of trying to hide emotion. It was always very counterproductive... the degree that I succeeded seemed to be the degree to which I hurt myself trying!

My Aspie personality:
No real social anxiety; but no extroversion, either.
Need the world to be predictable and explainable.
Well-hidden (I hope) narcissistic tendencies that cause no small amount of shame when they show.
Special interests are my strongest AS trait. My life revolves around them.
I need to be thinking about something interesting at all times, which leads to boredom, daydreaming, or hyperfocus in equal quantities.
ADHD-style associational thinking.
Straightforward with other people; feel very betrayed when they are not similarly open with me.

hmm... i can sum myself up as follows....

Einstein
Powell
Morrissey
Warhol - other than the confidence, which i completely lack, i can fit here, since i have been called an egotistical prick on occasion.

Hmmm...

I'm pretty much wrapped up by:

Einstein: High average IQ, loves computers, tries to avoid spelling/grammar mistakes, can really get into special interests to the point where I know minute details. I try to avoid the argumentativeness, but with certain stubborn people, it's avoidable.

Numan: Always been a daydreamer (second grade IEP said to look out for seizures when I space out, heh). Night dreams, if it counts, are usually lucid, and I don't get nightmares (I think it's because of the lucidity - I'm able to control my dream-self and my dream-environment to an extent). Bonding with people has always been an issue. On a related note, bipolar runs in my family; my two closest female relatives (mother and aunt) have it.

Morrissey: I, for certain, do not have schizophrenia (it's one of the first things ruled out whenever I see a new doctor). Like daydreaming above, I tend to fantasize a lot (if only I didn't have epic writer's block...). I'm not the most artistic person, but I enjoy history, and one of my special interests involves popular culture history. As for a feeling of a connection to another time in history, I often wonder what my life would be like 150... 500... 1000 years ago, back during periods where individuals were expected to follow a sort-of perscription for life - gender, class, age, whatnot. Would my Aspieness be a good quality way back when?

But, I digress... Yes, I was considered an "alien" by my peers growing up.

Caroll: All applies to me except the subdued emotions. As much as I try to subdue my emotions in many cases, I find it impossible to not burst into tears while under extreme stress.

But anyway, I ramble... good post.

I'm a mix of Einstein (high intelligence, expecially science), Powell (aggressive and phisically fit to survive), Morrisey (daydreamer, feel link with historical character, feel unique), Warhol (high confidence and creativity).

P.S. I'm not bipolar.

Consistently Numan-Morrissey . Though, family members have described me as Nicholls

Live with an Einstein-Warhol father. Kind of conflicting...

I have no problem with the concept. I find it interesting. My objection with this particular proposal is that each personality type has too many different characteristics. This greatly reduces the chance of being accurate. I can start to read one proposed personality type and think that it describes me, and then read another trait within that description which does not. It comes across like a horoscope. It may describe one particular aspie, (i.e. Warhol) but is not likely to describe any others.

Combo of Einstein, Morrissey (not a daydreamer though), and Caroll.

I just realized that an Aspie coworker of mine is a perfect Spielberg-Nicholls mix

Numan-Caroll pretty much sums me up, mostly.

A combination of Einstein, Morrisey, and Carroll.

Powell, Numan and Morrissey.