Small Cool Things....Because I am Autistic

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[1] I am hypothyroid. I know many people who are obese with hypothyroidism , but I am not ....I think it's because of my constant stimming and fidgeting...because I am autistic.

[2] Strangers often come up to me and with a sly look tell me that they can tell that I am a former dancer [I am not] and that they can tell that because of my calves and posture ...I think it's because of a lifetime of walking on tip toes and rigid posture... because I am autistic.

[3] I can be happy as a clam when I am curled up reading a book....because I am autistic.

Okay,now it's your turn. And yes, I am aware that some NT's also love to read. Let's just have fun looking at some of the small,not always acknowledged, advantages to being autistic.

For some reason, one girl once said to me something like my ankle is one like those from ballerinas. I guess both of them. The thing is, I have no idea why she said that. Also, I remember when I was told my fingers look like those from a pianist. No idea why I was told that either. Also, I've been told that I have long legs....
I enjoy reading books too, but only if they're good. Do these random things count?

I have noticed that many autistics seem to have beautiful hands with long fingers. As for the long legs, well, I don't know if that is a common autistic trait but I do not have long legs and wish I did.

Well, that's how it is in my case.

If you walk on your toes in public. It might look like your legs are longer then normal. Another thing is is that toe walking builds up your calf muscles. The calf muscles on a toe walker are about 2-4 times stronger then that of a person who doesn't.

I don't walk on my toes myself.

I'm long and lean, with piano fingers
I can go on pointe barefoot due to toe walking
Im super flexible (hypermobility is comorbid with ASD)
My high intelligence comes from the super neural connections i get from being on the spectrum
My art talent seems to be part of my being on the spectrum, the hyper focus etc

Some people believe my beauty in part is because I'm on the spectrum (a lot of people believe that spectrum people are often really attractive, I'm not sure about this)

I can do on pointe too. I have more than a good flexibility, I also do it very well with speed and resistance. I'm very fast. I have lot of abilities, I can do things with my eyes closed, I have very good of imagination, I'm autodidact, I've learned everything by myself, my sense of humour is great, I learn very fast fast, I can do better than just being focused, and lot of more great things. And, it's not because being on the spectrum or not, it's because it's the way I am. And, I'm 100% sure about all these facts. I can do anything I propose myself to do and want to, and I never ever give up.

1) I have long fingers but that's genetic. My mother is a pianist with long fingers. My long fingers do not help me play the piano.
2) I can put both of my feet behind my head.
3) I can walk quadrupedally for extended periods of time. Apparently, that is a Marine endurance exercise. I do it for fun.
4) I've been told I'm physically beautiful. Similarly, I've been told I have a "beautiful shyness about me".
5) I enjoy reading and I can read very quickly.
6) Due to my excessive reading, my vocabulary is incredibly advanced.
7) I have a nearly eidetic memory but only with things I read. Information given to me verbally is in one ear, out the other.

Some people believe my beauty in part is because I'm on the spectrum (a lot of people believe that spectrum people are often really attractive, I'm not sure about this)[/quote]

I remember many years ago when the movie "Splash," with Daryl Hannah came out. I constantly heard about the beauty, the almost magical quality in her expressions. She just looks like another pretty[ seriously pretty] autistic person in my opinion.

because I have autism, I have empathy for all outcasts.

I am a man and have very small hands. I have been told I have women hands. I though people with Aspergers have bad Posture. I have bad Posture.

i can draw sonic perfectly under 30 seconds

i can memorize facts perfectly

i act like myself, regardless of what people think of me

i can work things out in my head affectivly

i can organize any mess perfectly

i have an intense focus in details

I can read a long list of facts relating to my field of interest, remember it perfectly and permanently, and apply it in context. Sadly I can't remember what I did yesterday

Because I'm autistic, I know not to hurt others in any way, because I've been hurt during my childhood.

I went to college with a long-fingered man who was HFA. He had very beautiful hands.

Hmm, because I have autism, I have these things:

I'm absurdly fast. Not running speed or anything (as that part is absurdly slow), what I mean is mental processing and also reaction speed. There's an old phrase, "cat-like reflexes". No, I dont have those. I'm faster than cats, you see.

Extreme coordination, exceptional fine motor control. Manifests itself the most with gaming and comptuters, but it shows in other things as well. I never trip over stuff, I can hold huge numbers of seperate objects in one hand without any chance of dropping any, and can do various other high-dexterity things.

I'm very empathic, always have been. I hate seeing people feel bad and I'll usually try to help them if I can, rather than just ignore it. Some of this definitely came about as a result of my hellish high-school years, after seeing the way some jerkbags treat people, but it's always been there to some degree.

I handle lack of sleep well and it takes alot to get me at all tired. I'm also very resistant to medications that have a tranquilizing or sedating effect.

I'm excellent with animals and generally have an understanding of them that most people seem unable to achieve.


There's also that whole physical attractiveness aspect.... people call me beautiful, pretty, stuff like that.... and I'm male. Those words aint normally used on males, but those are the ones I get, never "handsome" or anything like that. I have some androgyny about me, so there's that, people tend to think I'm feminine in appearance.... I cant say for sure that any of this is for certain related to the autism, but.... I cant think of any better explanation, so I may as well attribute it that way.


And of course, it shapes my whole way of thinking. Allows me to think in ways that others have trouble with; I'm very good at abstract concepts, for instance.


Of course, there are downsides... I'm really spacey and absentminded and sometimes cant remember things that happened 5 minutes ago.... hell, I once lost my keys while I was holding them.... and my keychain is 2 feet long. Dont even ask how THAT event made any sense. And I tend to do things like trying to open hotel room doors by using the remote on the car key, and then standing there for 30 seconds wondering why it isnt working, or going to make a sandwich and forgetting random parts of it, including the bread a couple of times. And of course, I'm socially awkward and generally strange.

But that's fine, I dont mind that bit so much.