Autistic/Aspie Stereotypes you DO display?

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Obviously, this list is going to be quite long for some people. If so, just list the noticeable ones.

Mine:

1. I stim quite a bit.
2. I'm overweight.
3. I'm an atheist.
4. I play computer games a lot.
5. My voice is quite monotone.
6. I'm interested in science and technology.
7. I have obsessions.
8. I have dyspraxia.
9. I have an above average IQ.
10. I hate loud noises and am easily startled.

Monotone.
Eye contact issues.
Semi-awkward walk/gait.
Seeming aloofness.
Being "obsessed" with random things.
Rambling on to people to tell them about random facts and how to do things they don't care about.
Used to be a big video gamer/anime fan, but even then my tastes were too eclectic to really fit in with anime and game fans.
What other people consider savant-like ability at a few things (actually not computers, though people are somewhat surprised at my ability with them.)
Not being able to handle too many things at once.
People complain that I get all mad and stuff when my routine is messed up.
High vocabulary/odd word usage.
Shy...somewhat?

Eye contact is a serious issue for me, I can't look anyone in the face.

I also have obsessive interests about which my knowledge is nearly encyclopedic. It's not normal to be able name every car sold in this country for the last fifteen years, along with all of the trim levels and powertrain options.

It takes a conscious effort not to ramble on about my obsession. I can usually manage, but God help you if you bring the topic up.

Extreme levels of stress when my routine/plans are disturbed. I have a very hard time "going with the flow." Panic attacks are common.

Very poor "fine motor control." At least this is what my folks were told. I had to take special ed PE as a kid, and I'm still crazy clumsy to this day. My handwriting is entirely illegible, even to me. And do not hand me anything fragile, like a vase or a baby.

I sometimes go non-verbal when I'm especially stressed. This was very frequent when I was a kid. It has gotten better as I've gotten older, though it still happens occasionally. I'll try to speak, and find that I just can't.

I have some sensory issues. Bright lights, loud noises. Granted, most people don't like those things, but they seem to be able to tolerate them much better than I can. And touch is a biggie. If you touch me, and I don't see it coming, I will jump, and I will shout. I can't help it. Even when I do see it coming, it's all I can do not to jerk away.

that i like trains

I have trust issues
I have narrow interests

Eye contact issues
sensitivity to touch, light, sound
easily distracted
don't multi-task
A place for everything, everything in its place
"don't touch my stuff"
I love my routines and get frustrated when they are changed/interrupted
once I'm interrupted, I find it difficult to get back to what I was doing
stims
non-social (described as aloof at times)
need time by myself
obsessive
above average IQ
unaware of others body language
I shut down when overloaded/stimulated
I love cats and trains

No eye contact
very black and white thinking
very narrow interests
very good at working on electronics
I have meltdowns-shutdowns
cant read peoples emotions
I believe you think the exact way I think
I stim,rock,hand flap
I talk on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on---ooooops sorry
I have balance issues
I am quite gullible
I am naive
I repeat lines from tv/movies verbatim
I get my feelings hurt very easy
no friends-had a friend also an aspie tell me that they didn't like my looks or personality
I am also blunt as a spoon sometimes
I have a decently high IQ
I am painfully shy
I want to have friends but do not know how to make friends
still a virgin in my 40's don't want to be but no one likes my looks so they cant get past that to get to know me on the inside
I have been called arrogant
small talk drives me crazy
I take things very literally
I know I am a pretty pathetic broken person.

1. Taking phrases literal and getting confused by them

2. On the computer too much

3. Was into lot of video games in my teens

4. No desire for friends

5. Do the same things over and over and never get tired of it, that is why I love my job, all routine and it's the same thing everyday

No desire for friendship, rigidity, taking things literaly, black and white thinking, obsessions, no eye contact, no empathy, no theory of mind, perfer to be alone, honest to a fault, sensitive to sensory imput. I really think the questionb is what sterpotypes do I lack. For the most part, I am a posterchild.

- Little to no expression in my voice or face
- Very clumsy, although I have great fine motor control
- Appear cold and aloof
- Obsessive
- Extreme focus when it's something I am obsessing about, otherwise no focus at all and get bored easily
- Very narrow interests and I get upset when I can't pursue them
- Get socially exhausted and need lots of time to myself
- Difficulty dealing with ambiguity, especially with time/plans
- Shutdown/meltdown/panic attack (got to mix it up ) when my plans get messed up or I get overstimulated
- Rigid and formal language structure
- Don't know when to shut up (once I get going)
- Black and white thinking
- Painfully shy and honest
- Prone to depression and social anxiety
- Can't multitask
- Hypersensitivity
- Very poor social skills (getting better, but it's not intuitive)
- Poor eye contact
- Difficulty reading anything more than basic emotions and body language
- Difficulty reading between the lines
- Loner and love it
- Engineer

The major thing I don't do is stim.

1) I'm obsessive, however my obsessions aren't very aspielike.
2) I'm an atheist
3) I have social difficulties
4) I'm good at math and science
5) I function at extremes sometimes. I will either talk a lot of be very quiet
6) Black and white thinking, I'm trying to think in shades of gray but that's been very recent and I'll admit, thinking in shades of gray makes things so much better
7) I go off on monologues but I try to control it, leave it to family or good friends
Appear rude, bitchy, shy, aloof, reserved...my friend told me people don't know what to make out me sometimes
9) My face can appear a bit rigid
10) On the computer a lot, fairly good with computers but I'm not techy expert
11) High IQ
12) Hard time making friends
13) Have trouble with spontaneous interaction(my strongest symptom on the DSM)
14) Have trouble with small talk

- Becomes upset when routine is disturbed
- Stims a lot
- Has a verbal tic (palilalia)
- Overweight (not obese, just chubby)
- Has special interests/obsessions
- Draws fanart/writes fanfiction (ties into the previous point)
- Lack of interest in having friends
- High level of intelligence (or so I'm told)
- Looks, feels and behaves much younger than biological age

Pretty much all of them except the preference for nonfiction over fiction. I scored a 198 out of 200 on one test and 48 out of 50 on another. I should get a t-shirt that says "ASPIE AS F**K."

A lot of this is copypasta from Shyengineer's post, but I added some of my own:

- Little to no expression in my voice or face (depending on if I'm in a forced social interaction or not)
- Appear cold and aloof
- Obsessive
- Extremely close to ONE and ONLY one person
- Asexual
- Perfectionist
- Not interested in romantic relationships
- Doesn't want kids
- Tomboy
- I HATE being interrupted from something
- Extreme focus when it's something I am obsessing about, otherwise no focus at all and get bored easily
- Very narrow interests and I get upset when I can't pursue them
- Get socially exhausted and need lots of time to myself
- Has trouble with rules/authority that I find to be illogical/unnecessary/pointless
- Difficulty dealing with ambiguity, especially with time/plans
- Shutdown/meltdown/panic attack
- Very tech savvy
- The "thousand yard stare"
- Rigid and formal language structure (also depends on who I'm around)
- Black and white thinking
- Brutally honest/blunt
- High sense of pride and honor
- Never did the "typical" teenage stuff like drinking/drugs/sex/(insert stupid thing here)
- Prone to depression and social anxiety
- Hypersensitivity to high pitched sounds (especially screaming kids )
- Very poor social skills
- Poor eye contact
- Loner and love it

I really don't know much about Aspie stereotypes.

*Above Average/High Intelligience
*I'm on computers far too often
*Computer Programmer
*Likes My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (ok, I think the stereotype is the other way around, people who like MLP:FiM are aspies, but whatever)
*Lacks normal level of social skills
*Hates being interrupted while doing something
*Good at math and science
*Looks and acts younger than actual age (I think)
*Hypersensitive to loud, high pitched sounds
*Perfectionist
*Gamer

And there's probably a lot more...

-unable to inherently read people socially
-specific obsessions/restricted interests
-literal interpretations of others' words
-problems with visual-spatial perception
-hypersensitive to light, sounds, other stimuli
-need for routines
-resistant to change
-very detail-oriented, trouble seeing big picture
-honest, but often inappropriate observations
-meltdowns
-difficulty understanding the rules of conversation
-difficulty understanding group interactions
-trouble with eye contact
-extremely picky eater
-mental shutdown response to conflicting demands and multi-tasking
-generalized confusion during periods of stress
-perseveration best characterized by the term “bulldog tenacity”
-impulsiveness
-bluntness in emotional expression
-difficulty in accepting criticism or correction
-constant anxiety about performance and acceptance, despite recognition and commendation
-pouting, ruminating, fixating on bad experiences with people or events for an inordinate length of time
-difficulty with adopting a social mask to obscure real feelings, moods, reactions
-abrupt and strong expression of likes and dislikes
-limited clothing preference
-difficulty in accepting compliments, often responding with quizzical or self-deprecatory language
-low motivation to perform tasks of no immediate personal interest
-very low level of assertiveness
-reluctance to accept positions of authority or supervision
-difficulty in handling relationships with authority figures
-punctual and conscientious
-balance difficulties
-stimming