how many of these apply to you?

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i tried to compile a list of specific AS symptoms, some being perhaps less noticeable ones. how accurate wold you say it is? are any of these just NT traits as well?
and how many apply to you?
thanks!

Easily distracted
Short attention span
common "spacing out"
Only focus one thing at a time
may appear to have "hearing problems" due to constantly missing bits of sentences
appear distant, out of touch with surroundings. may feel disembodied at times.
often forgets words, may stutter when excited, have pauses during sentences, or forget a train of thought mid-sentence
disorganized thinker
may have a monotone voice more than average, or very monotone when reading out loud
loses ability to speak or think clearly when put on the spot
bad short term memory, good long term
visual-spatial mind
stims often
can't sit still very often, or may sit too still

clumsy
exaggerated or blank expression, depending on company
tendency to miss sarcasm or humour
gets frustrated, irritated easily
can get obsessive or take intense interest in a subject
proccesses unexpected slower than the average human seems to.
body often not in sync with excitement being expressed by the tone of voice or face
enjoys mimicking noises, repeating words
responds with a grunt or single word more than the average person
introverted to the extreme *needs* absolute alone time to recharge, may fall apart if made to socialize for too long
doesnt communicate ideas well verbally

preferres structured socializing, or socializing with trusted friends
enjoys routines
strong sense of "yours" and "mine" hates people touching your stuff, unless with permission. gives other's stuff same respect
feels strong desire to have control over own environment

often misunderstood, may say something innapropriate
social anxiety
difficulty keeping up a conversation, finding right things to say
trouble with empathy/sympathy may be too much or too little
social interaction seems "fake"
hates mingling
has few close friends, very loyal to said friends
bad gift giver
likes to please, not sure how

sensitive to noise/light/touch more than average
may experience "sensory overloads" of varying degrees
startles easily
dislikes unexpected touch
easily distressed by unpleasant sensory input- i.e. clapping crowds may hurt.
takes immense pleasure in certain sensory inputs.

Easily distracted - Not anymore
appear distant, out of touch with surroundings. may feel disembodied at times. - Appear, not be.
disorganized thinker - Apparently disorganized, but actually not.
visual-spatial mind - Partially.
can't sit still very often, or may sit too still - Very still.

exaggerated or blank expression, depending on company - Reserved expression.
gets frustrated, irritated easily - Yeah, but people around me tend to be jerks.
can get obsessive or take intense interest in a subject - Yep.
body often not in sync with excitement being expressed by the tone of voice or face - Yep.
responds with a grunt or single word more than the average person - Only to people who would understand such a response.

prefers structured socializing, or socializing with trusted friends - Yeah, trusted friends. Wait... As opposed to non-trusted friends?
definite sense of "yours" and "mine" - Yep, just like the pronouns would suggest.
feels strong desire to have control over own environment - ...It's mine.

difficulty keeping up a conversation, finding right things to say - I have mild "conversational apathy".
trouble with empathy/sympathy may be too much or too little - I've felt that once! ...When playing a video game.
hates mingling - Not really, I just don't do it much.
has few close friends, very loyal to said friends - Yep.
bad gift giver - Not if I know what they want...

sensitive to noise/light/touch more than average - Noise and low temperature.

15 total... Out of 44.

I put an * by the ones that apply to me.

Easily distracted = ooh, shiny!

Short attention span = yep

common "spacing out" = yep

Only focus one thing at a time = yep--even though I deceive myself about the multiple windows open on my desktop

may appear to have "hearing problems" due to constantly missing bits of sentences = no

appear distant, out of touch with surroundings. may feel disembodied at times. = yes. the latter is rare

often forgets words, may stutter when excited, have pauses during sentences, or forget a train of thought mid-sentence = sometimes the first and the last, but not so much the middle ones.

disorganized thinker = it makes sense to me.

may have a monotone voice more than average, or very monotone when reading out loud = definitely not me

loses ability to speak or think clearly when put on the spot = no, I just talk faster

bad short term memory, good long term = yes

visual-spatial mind = That feels right

stims often = It varies--but yes

can't sit still very often, or may sit too still = only the former, not the latter

clumsy = oops

exaggerated or blank expression, depending on company = don't know

tendency to miss sarcasm or humour = only sometimes

gets frustrated, irritated easily = a little bit

can get obsessive or take intense interest in a subject = yep

proccesses unexpected slower than the average human seems to. = I don't think so

body often not in sync with excitement being expressed by the tone of voice or face = I don't know

enjoys mimicking noises, repeating words = not really

responds with a grunt or single word more than the average person =

introverted to the extreme *needs* absolute alone time to recharge, may fall apart if made to socialize for too long = yep

doesnt communicate ideas well verbally = don't think this is me.

preferres structured socializing, or socializing with trusted friends = YES!

enjoys routines = yep

strong sense of "yours" and "mine" hates people touching your stuff, unless with permission. gives other's stuff same respect
feels strong desire to have control over own environment = not really

often misunderstood, may say something innapropriate = yep

social anxiety = varies. these days, yes, but not always

difficulty keeping up a conversation, finding right things to say = not really, but things can stop dead

trouble with empathy/sympathy may be too much or too little = yep

social interaction seems "fake" = i don't know. probably, since I learned most of my social skills in theatre

hates mingling = with a passion that defies description

has few close friends, very loyal to said friends = yep

bad gift giver = yep

likes to please, not sure how = I'm not sure

sensitive to noise/light/touch more than average = touch for sure. Not sure about noise and light, though strobes bother me

may experience "sensory overloads" of varying degrees = yep

startles easily = I guess so

dislikes unexpected touch = yep

easily distressed by unpleasant sensory input- i.e. clapping crowds may hurt. = it varies

takes immense pleasure in certain sensory inputs. = yep

The visual spatial mind is the only thing that strongly doesn't describe me. I don't have any mental images.

Easily distracted - insanely easily distracted.

Short attention span - if my attention is on something i am not very interested in, then yes it is very short.

common "spacing out" - i am always spacing out, or spaced out, or about to soace out. every now and again i am even returning from a space voyage.

Only focus one thing at a time - i hate the whole concept of multi-tasking. i can't do anything well enough unless it is all i am doing.

may appear to have "hearing problems" due to constantly missing bits of sentences. - just happened this morning when my friend was dropping me off at the shop. just the noise of the wind and the cars on the road behind me were too much and i missed 60% of what she was saying from about two feet away. and my hearing is very good.

appear distant, out of touch with surroundings. may feel disembodied at times. - yeah that whole wrong planet thing. when i do try to be somewhat social everyone seems to assume i am miserable because i am just sitting alone watching.

often forgets words, may stutter when excited, have pauses during sentences, or forget a train of thought mid-sentence - yeah all of those. had to think about the stuttering... it only happens when i melt down. i remeber my ex would always start mocking the stuttering.

disorganized thinker - depends on what i am thinking about. but honestly even what i think is somewhat organized is probably far from it for most.

may have a monotone voice more than average, or very monotone when reading out loud - i know i do when reading aloud. i pretty much refuse to read aloud.

loses ability to speak or think clearly when put on the spot - uh huh.

bad short term memory, good long term - i don't want to call my short term bad, but i am somewhat "forgetful" on very recent things and insanely detailed memories on the long term.

visual-spatial mind - spatial thought was my highest scoring section on my last IQ test.

stims often - ???

can't sit still very often, or may sit too still - i am very shifty when i sit.

clumsy - i am forever hitting my head on things, dropping objects for no reason, knocking over cups, running into walls and door frames, stumbling and so on.

exaggerated or blank expression, depending on company - not really sure. you would have to ask someone else. i do know my expressions are often "wrong" and/or misunderstood.

tendency to miss sarcasm or humour - oh yeah!!

gets frustrated, irritated easily - i don't even want to admit how bad that can be

can get obsessive or take intense interest in a subject - anything i ever find interesting i HAVE TO learn as much as i possibly can about it.

proccesses unexpected slower than the average human seems to. - yes. i am always saying "oh wait" five minutes after whatever has passed.

body often not in sync with excitement being expressed by the tone of voice or face - i have always hated the fact that i really have no clue how to express excitement... none.

enjoys mimicking noises, repeating words - i do repeat words and make odd little noises, but i can't say that i am intentionally mimicking noises

responds with a grunt or single word more than the average person - uhhuh

introverted to the extreme *needs* absolute alone time to recharge, may fall apart if made to socialize for too long - i am so often mistaken for being anti-social and/or misanthropic.

doesnt communicate ideas well verbally - i am an artist. 'nuff said.

preferres structured socializing, or socializing with trusted friends - when i do socialize i do better when i am at least aquainted with most of the people involved. structure... likes movies do make it easier. (and i agree what would an untrustworthy friend be?

enjoys routines - i have and fall into many routines. i do enjoy the security but it is something i fight with as i want to experience things even if it is on my own.

definite sense of "yours" and "mine" - oh yes!

feels strong desire to have control over own environment - just in the sense that i have my bag of things i carry everywhere and a corner to hide in for some solitary.

often misunderstood, may say something innapropriate - it is why i am so quiet in person.

social anxiety - this has lessened a lot since DX. knowing how i am different has personally helped me alot.

difficulty keeping up a conversation, finding right things to say - usually just do the nod and smile

trouble with empathy/sympathy may be too much or too little - far too little

social interaction seems "fake" - i don't try to fake it. my social interaction i am sure seems more odd than fake.

hates mingling - i am 50/50 on this. at say an art show, party where i know most people, or while doing a tattoo i can relax enough and sometimes enjoy it.

has few close friends, very loyal to said friends - very true

bad gift giver - bad in the since i don't just do it because of social or holiday expectations. i only give gifts to people i care enough to make something for.

likes to please, not sure how - yes yes yes

sensitive to noise/light/touch more than average - noise and touch definately. light in some circumstances. not so much natural light but too much artificial, or neon club style lighting at night can overload me.

may experience "sensory overloads" of varying degrees - yeah see above

startles easily - oh yeah

dislikes unexpected touch - depends on my mood and who is doing it. when my friend jess unexpectedly touches my leg in the car i like it. it feels safe. when the lady in new orleans touched my neck while looking at my tattoo she got screamed at.

easily distressed by unpleasant sensory input- i.e. clapping crowds may hurt. - yes... you also never know what a crowd is going to do

takes immense pleasure in certain sensory inputs. - yes. music in headphones, certain clothing and textures of food!

i took the test again and got a 176/35. i would call myself mild, but people that know me would say it is more severe.

aspie quiz?
i believe i got 163 on that.

i try to not put much stake in the numbers. i have always been a weirdo and i have had many many years blindly practicing my weirdom and dealing with it without knowing. knowing some of how and why i'm a weirdo just makes it more relaxed. the "symptoms" are just my quirks... the things that make me me.
i have some nt friends that are quite weird themselves.

ALL of those apply to me. Every single item.

I don't have a monotone voice or expressionless face, and I have an average short-term memory (do have very good long-term memory). I meet most of the other symptoms you list.