Were You a Mellow Kid?

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I wasn't visibly excitable as a kid. I would get excited about things in my head but wouldn't express it. I liked getting presents (what kid didn't?) but wouldn't smile even if I liked the gift. Apparently I had subtle tells my mom could detect and would tell my aunt or whoever gave me the gift I liked it. I think maybe I just didn't like the attention.

I didn't like parties and I didn't dance and run around and scream in pure mirth the way other kids did, in fact I hated when other kids did that. I was more of a daydreamer. I didn't like getting dirty or wet either, no beach for me.

I was the opposite; very hyperactive and excitable.

A mixed bag. All on my moods' whim.

I'd be excitable, shy, mellow, aggressive entirely depends on my mood.
I'd be the kind who probably did it all.


... I socialize, go to parties and get loud, play with a lot of people, go to places and get dirty all because I'm bored.

The same can be said with me sitting on the corner alone, daydreaming, fiddling something.
Most likely either because I don't like being interrupted, the crowd bores me more than what I've been doing or simply not in a mood for it.

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I was very quiet and mostly very shy but became very animated when talking about, researching and drawing things to do with my special interests which were largely nature, animal and history based. I could talk about them fairly endlessly whether people wanted to hear about them or not!
I was very quiet and reserved at school though I often found the environment very stressful and would often shut down or be borderline mute some of the time. By contrast the majority of my meltdowns happened when I got home at the end of the day.

So mellow that people used to joke about it. I was very quiet and couldn’t care less about socializing. I also had a very flat affect and rarely even smiled.

I’ve even had people joke about this as an adult, hoe I don’t show much emotion and have “no excitement.”

I’m not officially diagnosed with AS but most of the literature seems to fit me to a T. Also, based on what I wrote above I wonder if I also have schizoid personality disorder or something.

I cycled between flat effect and energized/outwardly excitable.

Yes I've always been fairly calm on the whole. I can be quite animated but I don't get all hysterical like a football crowd or whatever.

I guess, I was a fairly distant kid - always in my world, be it the stone age, the classical music, being the mother of the latest collected insect..... but I allways thought, that people were vulnerable - and I HAD HURT THEM, if they looked remotely sensitive. I suppose, that was a kind of mellow.

My AS mother didn't like noisy children, and I was afraid of abandonment, so I was not much trouble, and left as soon as I could.

I could be very mellow when I was a kid. There were times I was hyper and dramatic, but at parties I was definitely more mellow. I remember getting presents I really liked too and I didn't know how to express my appreciation. When kids were playing games I was alone with my thoughts or trying to play along, but I was always relatively silent. During class in elementary school I was extremely mellow and quiet. I went a long time thinking I just I lacked enthusiasm meanwhile other people mostly took me as being apathetic.