aspie behavior
Feature
NeuroTypical
Aspergian
Gluten / Casein sensitivity
None
Sensitive; Opioid-like effects
Social prowess in typical settings
Excellent
Poor
Social prowess in “geeky” settings
Poor
Excellent
Number of friends
Many poorly known acquaintances
Few, but very close
Desire for social power
Large
Small
Voice inflection / tonal variance
Widely varied, even from childhood
Monotone, pedantic (early in life, sometimes continuing later on)
Suceptibility to being taken advantage of
Low
High
Gullibility
Low
High
Literal interpretation, semantics
Uses and understands metaphor and pragmatics with ease
Very literal and pedantic
Honesty
Tactful, Deceptive
Brutally honest
Childhood / Workplace bullying
Is a bully
Is often bullied
Political interests
Very political
Apolitical
Logical reasoning abilities
Poor
Excellent
Verbal communication
Indirect, deceptive, more interested in social contact
Direct, honest, more interested in information transfer
Answering questions
Often answers “why” questions with “what” or “how”, etc
Answers with a semantically literal and true response
Charm
Extremely charming
Lacks panache
Body Type
Ectomorph
Mesomorph
Relative Body Temperature preference
Warmer
Cooler
Dwelling preference
Urban
Rural
Metaphor use
Frequent, with ease
Rare (especially during youth), and often convoluted
Engineering skills
Poor
Excellent
Physical Laziness
Lazy
Industrious
Selfishness
Selfish
Selfless
Eyes
Slitty, closed partway
Open wide
Feeling about socially adept people
Strongly like and respect them
Strong aversion, find them to be untrustworthy
Written communication
Poor grammar and spelling
Impeccable grammar and spelling
Nonverbal communication
Has immediate nonverbal instincts, knows how to “read between the lines”
Has trouble with nonverbal cues, eye contact, and frequently misses unspoken social norms
Social Tendencies
Instinctively Antisocial
Instinctively Social
Ditto.
Is a bully
Is often bullied
Dwelling preference
Urban
Rural
Engineering skills
Poor
Excellent
Selfishness
Selfish
Selfless
Eyes
Slitty, closed partway
Open wide
All these are untrue for me.
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