Unusual traits for people with asperger?

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I am also quite expressive, both in speech and gesture. But my mother was very expressive, and I spent a lot of time in my room mimicking her in front of a mirror--I thought if I could achieve the right tone and facial expressions, I could magically understand whether she was angry with me or not. That didn't work, but I developed a habit of internalizing others' prosody, dialect and gestures, so that I just seem like "one of them". Even though I now do it without thinking hard about it, it is very exhausting, and I often wish I knew how to "be myself" around others.

The funny thing is, when I start talking extensively about something I really care about, I lose some degree of variability in my speech, even though you might expect that I would be even more expressive when I feel strongly about the topic. Go figure...

LOL! I talk to myself all the time! Like at the grocery store, I talk to myself about what I'm looking for and to debate cheaper prices. People are always staring at me when I walk down the isles. I thought it was just me that did that XD

I've had a lifelong obsession with disasters...any kind will do.
I'm also extremely lacking in empathy; I was a good caregiver to the elderly because I was/am very focused on doing the right things. And the lack of empathy probably helped, because I could give excellent care to a resident who was dying, but I didn't fall apart when they finally did die.
Extremely quirky and unusual sense of humor.

finally....

I've got clothing issues. They all have to be in what I call "sets". I'll go through phases were I only buy one brand of clothing and nothing else (J Crew, GAP, etc). Or I find an awesome shirt or polo and then I must buy five of the same item, just different color. Or I go through a phase were I only wear navy blue shirts.

(See photo where I'm wearing a navy blue polo. I used to have five of the same polo, just different color. Now I only have one that is navy blue to go with my other navy blue "set": crew-neck sweater, V-neck sweater, t-shirt, long sleeve polo, sweatshirt, etc. All J-Crew, by the way.)

Anyone else like this? Is this an Asperger's thing, OCD, or I'm I just nuts? LOL!