What are the "greater" indicators of ASD?

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I figure that general lack of connection/stable relationships, stimming, and attention or sensitivity problems are the "central" indicators of ASD.

What about sexuality issues? It just strikes me as what would be a bizarre coincidence for me to merely have ADHD + notable social problems + sex aversion +sound and texture sensitivities and not fall on the spectrum.

I do identify with several other symptoms, including what I believe are processing delays and stimming (particularly when I was little- I actually first read about ASD after seeing a character on television who repeated things under his breath; I was shocked because I thought I was the only kid that ever did that).

I have been very curious for years now, but I'm still afraid to be evaluated and have the doctor think I'm stupidly chasing some diagnosis for no reason.

1) If you're concerned, get an evaluation. Don't let fear stop you.
2) Why do you care what the doctor thinks? He's there to serve you, not judge you. That's what you pay him for. If he does happen to be judgemental, find another doctor. Do whatever it takes.
3) I certainly don't have a sex aversion but the others sound about right.

Ah yeah. I've just already had bad experiences of how people have reacted when I tried bringing up what is clearly a sensitive issue for me, discussing how alienated I constantly feel.

I've just heard/read a bit in the past about how there seems to be a high co-occurrence of asexuality or hyposexuality in some people with Asperger's.

1. social cognition <- most important

sensory issues
autistic style stimming

DSM 5 criteria

nothing else

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Social cognition is #1 by far.
After that, I would put need for routine, special interests, sensory, and stimming in that order.

social cognition is #1, having limited interests, spending a ridiculous amount of time on 1 interest is usually the second.

i can't offer insight on sexuality issues because every single aspie i've ever met is different on this. i've met some who will punch you if you touch them and i've met others who are completely insatiable. you could throw it into the mix with sensory issues i guess, but it's not criteria by any stretch of the imagination.

Does one retreat from the stress and over stimulus of this world - the neutral, objective, empirical world - and spend a great deal of time in their own little world? I think that is a major ASD indicator.

You have most of the traits that has and does affect functioning (ever if just inwardly causing strong continuous stress) Enough social cognition can be learned by well into adulthood to appear non-autistic. Giving social cognition the "highest" priority means agreeing with the nuerotypical highest priority which historically usually ends up putting the onus totally on us, and avoids the role of NT misunderstanding and discrimination.