Polarized Skills

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I think there are some skills that autism/Asperger's tends to "polarize" - that is, people on the spectrum tend to be either very good or very bad at them. I can think of a few:

Math - stereotypically people with Asperger's are very good at math, and I am, but some are actually very BAD at math.
Handwriting - mine's excellent, but I've read about others struggling with handwriting. Probably muscular coordination in general.
English/literature - it's my worst school subject, but some actually find it to be their best!

Can you think of any others?

Music and fine arts, I find that aspies are usually really good at art and music or really bad at it. I was always bad at art and music.

I'm really bad at math, it was always my worst subject in school
My penmanship is really messy due to my poor fine motor skills.
I was always good in language arts. I made honour roll for English in high school.

My mother often said that I have very polarized skills, which are... languages mostly. I'm also good at art, I'm just frustrated with my drawing skills most of the time.

I was not as bad at Math as others, but I also had extra lessons after school, so that made up for some of it.
And P.E. was always my worst subject at school. I never managed to get a B on my school report. And a lot of other kids managed this at least once. Even in primary school and I got Bs and As in every other subject.

I have never been excelled in math. It does not mean I cannot use it but A. it does not hold my interest at all. I got a d- on algebra 1 in college and almost died of joy. B. sometimes looking at math problems it makes no sense to me . . . at all. Hearing numbers is easier for me than seeing them written or writing them down.
My handwriting is so bad sometimes even I can't read it afterwards but I also have sh***y motor skills such as letting go of objects once I hold them and I have spatial issues.
I love reading and drawing and have a great soprano 1 voice. I can mimic music to a certain extent (it depends on the scale since i cant force my vocal chords to be talented past their genetic range).

I'm not sure whether this is widespread, but it certainly applies to me.

things I'm good at
Handwriting, music, art, writing, reading, cool courses

things I'm bad at
music theory, Math, English Class, boring courses

But yeah, anyways courses are very polarized for me, generally along the lines of what I'm interested or disinterested in.