Aspie traits that aren't diagnostic criteria

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DJRnold
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17 Dec 2008, 3:57 pm

I thought of something that should be added to the list: not knowing what to do with your hands. When I'm not using my hands for something, I've usually got my arms out in front of me and my hands are just dangling there.

DJRnold
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17 Dec 2008, 9:57 pm

Another one: A rich/advanced vocabulary.

Vulcan
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26 Dec 2008, 7:54 am

http://www.help4aspergers.com/pb/wp_4a3 ... 112c8.html

this site had a very good number of Symptoms that i have yet to find any other places:)

Kara_h
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26 Dec 2008, 10:31 am

DJRnold wrote:

Help me form a list of common aspie traits/issues that are (at least supposedly) caused by AS but don't apply to all aspies and are therefore not required for diagnosis.

They are noot required (since they don't all apply to everyone) however one thing I read advised mentioning any that do apply if you are going for a formal diagnosis.

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Kara_h
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26 Dec 2008, 10:50 am

Kara wrote:

A strong sense of justice.

Ah, so you are the reason why I could not use just my first name as my nick.

Anyways, writing up a letter to a therapist to explain why I think I have AS and expanded on that, is this what you mean?

Quote:

• A strong sense of justice:
I have a very literal interpretation of the law. If the light is on walk and the cars have a red light I will cross the street. Feeling if they hit me it is their problem and I have no sympathy for what happens to them if they break The Law. Of course, it simply never occurs to me that their hitting me just might affect me too.

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Sora
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26 Dec 2008, 12:11 pm

Wow, good idea to put it into a list, it would interesting to hear from lots and lots of people filling this out and adding more to get a general idea of such traits.

- Anxiety -
- Clumsiness -
- Talking a lot/talking very little -
- Talking fast/ loudly -
- Naive/gullable -
- Can't multitask -
- "Rigid" thinking -
- Odd/bad posture/gait -
- "Can't" make eye contact - an official criterion:

DSM-IV-TR wrote:

marked impairment in the use of multiple nonverbal behaviours

- Poor/odd sense of humour -
- Hypersensitivity/Hyposensitiveity -
- Difficulty with transistion/change - an official criterion though:

DSM-IV-TR wrote:

apparently inflexible adherence to specific, nonfunctional routines or rituals;

- Dislikes/"can't stand" being touched -
- Difficulty determining proper body space -
- Trouble dealing with/controlling anger -
- Depends a lot on concrete fact, logic, or images -
- Thinks in pictures (spelled-out words or images) -
- Difficulty expressing thoughts and ideas with words -
- Depends on words, rather than intuition, to find out how people think and feel -
- Observes and analyzes social situations (rather than intuitively understanding them) -
- Follows their own inner truth or logic, rather than being easily influenced by others - somewhat an official criterion, because it's part of/result of:

DSM-IV-TR wrote:

lack of social or emotional reciprocity

and

DSM-IV-TR wrote:

failure to develop peer relationships appropriate to developmental level

- Feels uncomfortable in emotionally intense situations -
- Tends to analyze/a preference for logical thinking -
- Has difficulty remembering names/phone numbers -
- Arranges and organizes things -
- Mimics socially adept people -
- Doesn't lie/use sarcasm -
- Takes everything literally/doesn't "get" sarcasm -
- Has a strong sense of social justice - partly
- Thinks "outside the box" -
- Gastrointestinal problems -
- Tendency to get lost -
- Trouble falling asleep -
- Stutters/stammers -
- Toe Walking -

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