As an autist, how unique are we really?

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This is a question I've been deeply confused about. Basically, how many of our traits can be attributed to autism or how many can be attributed to our unique personality, as individuals. I've been pondering this question for a very long time as I question my identity. I am not interested in relationships. I have high cognitive empathy but low affective empathy, which is apparently rare of autistic people? I don't feel like it's as rare as they say, at least for higher 'functioning' folks, but I'm unsure.

I have no idea what I want to do with my life, but I live a bit of a nihilistic lifestyle, except I have some discipline. I workout regularly for example. I partake in some substance use, like alcohol and marijuana, but I am by no means an addict. I struggle to find meaning in my life and don't believe in religion. I find more home in philosophy, in particular post modernism and existentialism. I'm a bit of an anti-natalist. I find it easy to make friends, but I'm introverted so I don't spend time with the friends I do have as often as I should.

Politically I'm sort of left leaning, but more center-left.

I am curious how much of this is common among autistic people, and how much just comes down to my unique personality and I'm also curious how others feel regarding themselves and their own identities. Everyone is really unique, and we are all still somewhat a product of our cultures, but being autistic might increase the likelihood of some of my characteristics I guess.

I can't think of any aspect of myself that's unique. At most, my overall profile of attitudes and traits might be less common than it would be for most people. As for Aspies as a unique group, I can't think of a single trait that isn't shared by the general population to some extent.

It's often very hard to know what's down to autism and what's down to other aspects of individuality.

Not so different when it comes to fundamentals.
Quite different in subjectiveness. The former mattered more, for good or ill.

There's at least a slight deviance and differences in one's inclination bound to be there.



Personally? I am unique; as an autistic person and as an individual person. I'd stand out in either ways.
To a point that I barely have a relevant cross reference of myself from others -- so I would have to do with just myself and attempting to see if anyone can resonate (not relate in a dismissive sense) for now...

As an autistic relatively compared to others, ND or otherwise?
It is a bit of a good thing at best, confusing at worst in my case. My upbringing may be a bit ideal, there's this counter within my personality, etc.

I have at least a few questions that google cannot answer and that's just about me and the stuff I'm able to 'word out' properly.


But as a person, outside autism itself yet relative as a person compare to every individuals?
Not in a good way in a sense that something is wrong. In a sense autism cannot explain it. My upbringing and circumstances cannot explain it.

Something within me is just unreasonably twisted.

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im not as unique as i feel i am or should be because i have an interest in fashion and beauty which is common in most women
i love dressing up in different trendy clothes and going shopping for jewellery and maintaining a hairstyle and putting makeup on even when im not going anywhere..I just enjoy it .