Which symptoms do you have and not have?

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http://www.asperger-advice.com/list-of- ... ptoms.html

Which symptoms from this list do you have and not have and how many do you have?

You may ask people if you are not sure about a symptom. I apologize that the site talks about the symptoms in negative terms, I didn't write it.

FOR ME:

Speech and language peculiarities: No

Overformal speech: No

Taking everything literally: No

Word repetition (echolalia): When I was about 1-5 yes, but not anymore

Long monologues: Sometimes

Inappropriate remarks: No

Inability to take turns talking: Yes

Inability to listen to others: Sometimes

Speaking without any pitch or tone: No

Unable to recognize figure of speech or sarcasm: No

Difficulty initiating conversation: Sometimes

Flat, cheerless demeanor: No

Loud voice: Yes

Doesn’t respond to name very well: No

Inability to pick up facial expressions: No

Not able to notice body language: Very little

Does not pick up subtle changes in someone tone of voice: Definitely not

Avoid eye contact while communicating: Yes, when I was little, but not anymore

Unaware of personal space ( invading it!): Sometimes

Few facial expressions: No

Unaware of unwritten rules: Sometimes

Social withdrawal: With peers only

Lack of interest in other people: No

Eccentric personality: No

Preoccupied with their own agenda: Sometimes

Socially non-adapted personality: I don't think so, what does this mean?

Urge to correct people in their speech or behavior: No

Limited interests: A little

Unusual preoccupations: No

Need for sameness: Not really

Repetitive routines or rituals: When I was little, but not now

Engages in highly repetitive play: N/A

Excellent rote memory: With some things

Lack of empathy: Sometimes, according to my dad

Single-mindedness: Only when upset

Aloof: With peers

Inflexible thinking: A little

Lack of imagination: Definitely not

Indifferent: No

Rigid thinking: No

Lack of make-believe or imitative play: No, not even as a little kid

Fear of changes: Dislike of bad and disappointing changes, but not a fear

Poor coordination: Yes

Clumsiness: No

Uncoordinated motor movements: A little

Hand flapping: No

Head swiveling: No

Mirroring: No

Stilted Doesn’t have a strong response to pain: Yes

Extreme dislike of certain noises, textures or situations: Yes

Easily over stimulated by sounds, crowds or lights: No

It's for little kids, so I put N/A on the ones applying only to little kids.

I come out AROUND 28 - but the instrument is very badly designed, very subjective and unquantifiable. Besides several issues not even mentioned.

Speech and language peculiarities: Yes

Formal speech: Yes

Taking everything literally: Yes

Word repetition (echolalia): Yes

Long monologues: Yes

Inappropriate remarks: Yes

Inability to take turns talking: Yes

Inability to listen to others: Yes

Speaking without any pitch or tone: Yes

Unable to recognize figure of speech or sarcasm: Yes

Difficulty initiating conversation: Yes

Flat, cheerless demeanor: Yes

Loud voice: Yes

Doesn’t respond to name very well: Yes

Inability to pick up facial expressions: Yes

Not able to notice body language: Yes

Does not pick up subtle changes in someone tone of voice: Yes

Avoid eye contact while communicating: Yes

Unaware of personal space ( invading it!): Yes

Few facial expressions: Yes

Unaware of unwritten rules: Yes
Social withdrawal: Yes
Lack of interest in other people: Yes

Eccentric personality: Yes

Preoccupied with their own agenda: Yes

Socially non-adapted personality: ?

Urge to correct people in their speech or behavior: Yes
Limited interests: Yes
Unusual preoccupations: Yes
Need for sameness: Yes
Repetitive routines or rituals: Yes

Engages in highly repetitive play: Yes
Excellent rote memory: Yes

Lack of empathy: Yes

Single-mindedness: Yes
Aloof: Yes

Inflexible thinking: Yes

Lack of imagination: No

Indifferent: Yes
Rigid thinking: Yes
Lack of make-believe or imitative play: No

Fear of changes: Yes

Poor coordination: Yes

Clumsiness: Yes

Uncoordinated motor movements: Yes

Hand flapping: Yes
Head swiveling: No

Mirroring: ?

Stilted Doesn’t have a strong response to pain: Yes

Extreme dislike of certain noises, textures or situations: Yes

Easily over stimulated by sounds, crowds or lights: Yes

Are any AS instruments not designed poorly? (Well, the DSM-IV, but I then I can't understand that very well at all, it doesn't make sense to me)

In case anyone is wondering, this was not supposed to be a diagnostic tool.

Speech and language peculiarities Yes
Overformal speech Yes
Taking everything literally No
Word repetition (echolalia) I don't know?
Long monologues Yes
Inappropriate remarks Sometimes
Inability to take turns talking Yes
Inability to listen to others Yes
Speaking without any pitch or tone How is that possible?
Unable to recognize figure of speech or sarcasm Rarely
Difficulty initiating conversation Yes
Flat, cheerless demeanor Yes
Loud voice Yes
Doesn’t respond to name very well I don't know what this means

Inability to pick up facial expressions Rarely
Not able to notice body language Rarely
Does not pick up subtle changes in someone tone of voice Rarely
Avoid eye contact while communicating Yes
Unaware of personal space ( invading it!) Yes
Few facial expressions Yes
Unaware of unwritten rules Such as?

Social withdrawal Yes
Lack of interest in other people Yes
Eccentric personality Yes
Preoccupied with their own agenda Yes
Socially non-adapted personality What does this mean?
Urge to correct people in their speech or behavior Yes
Limited interests Yes
Unusual preoccupations Yes
Need for sameness Yes
Repetitive routines or rituals Yes
Engages in highly repetitive play Yes
Excellent rote memory Yes!
Lack of empathy I fake empathy. Does that count?
Single-mindedness What does this mean?
Aloof Yes
Inflexible thinking Yes
Lack of imagination Sorta
Indifferent Yes
Rigid thinking Yes
Lack of make-believe or imitative play Yes
Fear of changes Yes

Poor coordination Yes
Clumsiness Yes
Uncoordinated motor movements Yes
Hand flapping Yes
Head swiveling What does this mean?
Mirroring What does this mean?
Stilted Doesn’t have a strong response to pain No
Extreme dislike of certain noises, textures or situations Yes
Easily over stimulated by sounds, crowds or lights Yes

When I was diagnosed, the doctor said I had all but one of the diagnostical features of AS. Yet they didn't seem to notice until I was 15.

I tried answering these but most of them were sometimes. Some of the symptoms are opposites so if I answered them all yes it would seem like a huge contradiction while in reality experience different things at different times.

Speech and language peculiarities: yes

Overformal speech: yes

Taking everything literally: on rare occasion-I know when it's a figure of speech

Word repetition (echolalia): only in my head

Long monologues: Sometimes

Inappropriate remarks: sometimes

Inability to take turns talking: inability to get a word in edgewise

Inability to listen to others: Sometimes I get overloaded and have to tune them out

Speaking without any pitch or tone: yes

Unable to recognize figure of speech or sarcasm: hyper sensitive to that

Difficulty initiating conversation: yes

Flat, cheerless demeanor: yes

Loud voice: no, too soft until I was 30

Doesn’t respond to name very well: no

Inability to pick up facial expressions: hyper sensitive
Not able to notice body language: same as above
Does not pick up subtle changes in someone tone of voice: I over interpret

Avoid eye contact while communicating: hate it
Unaware of personal space ( invading it!): no
Few facial expressions: yes

Unaware of unwritten rules: Sometimes

Social withdrawal: yes
Lack of interest in other people: No

Eccentric personality: depends on who you ask

Preoccupied with their own agenda: yes

Socially non-adapted personality: I know how to stay out of trouble

Urge to correct people in their speech or behavior: yes, but I don't

Limited interests: lots of little interests

Unusual preoccupations: No

Need for sameness: don't like big changes

Repetitive routines or rituals: When I was little, but not now

Engages in highly repetitive play: N/A

Excellent rote memory: no
Lack of empathy: no, too much
Single-mindedness: can get obsessive
Aloof: I've been told that I come off that way
Inflexible thinking: no
Lack of imagination: no
Indifferent: No

Rigid thinking: No

Lack of make-believe or imitative play: No

Fear of changes: yes

Poor coordination: Yes

Clumsiness: yes

Uncoordinated motor movements: yes

Hand flapping: No

Head swiveling: No

Mirroring: sometimes unconciously

Doesn’t have a strong response to pain: Yes

Extreme dislike of certain noises, textures or situations: Yes

Easily over stimulated by sounds, crowds or lights: moderately so

Speech and language peculiarities: No

Formal speech: Sometimes

Taking everything literally: Yes

Word repetition (echolalia): Yes

Long monologues: Yes

Inappropriate remarks: Yes

Inability to take turns talking: Yes

Inability to listen to others: Sometimes

Speaking without any pitch or tone: No

Unable to recognize figure of speech or sarcasm: Sometimes

Difficulty initiating conversation: No

Flat, cheerless demeanor: Depends on topic

Loud voice: Sometimes

Doesn’t respond to name very well: No

Inability to pick up facial expressions: Sometimes

Not able to notice body language: Yes

Does not pick up subtle changes in someone tone of voice: Yes

Avoid eye contact while communicating: Sometimes

Unaware of personal space ( invading it!): Sometimes
Few facial expressions: Yes

Unaware of unwritten rules: Yes
Social withdrawal: No
Lack of interest in other people: Yes

Eccentric personality: Yes

Preoccupied with their own agenda: Yes

Socially non-adapted personality: Yes

Urge to correct people in their speech or behavior: Sometimes
Limited interests: It has broadened
Unusual preoccupations: Too many variables to this point. Everyone's opinion on what is unusual is different.
Need for sameness: Yes
Repetitive routines or rituals: Yes

Engages in highly repetitive play: Yes
Excellent rote memory: Yes

Lack of empathy: Yes

Single-mindedness: Yes
Aloof: Yes

Inflexible thinking: No

Lack of imagination: No

Indifferent: Yes
Rigid thinking: No
Lack of make-believe or imitative play: No

Fear of changes: Yes

Poor coordination: Yes

Clumsiness: Yes

Uncoordinated motor movements: Yes

Hand flapping: Yes
Head swiveling: No

Mirroring: No

Stilted Doesn’t have a strong response to pain: Somewhat
Extreme dislike of certain noises, textures or situations: Yes

Easily over stimulated by sounds, crowds or lights: Yes

Speech and language peculiarities Yes
Overformal speech Yes
Taking everything literally No
Word repetition (echolalia) Yes
Long monologues No
Inappropriate remarks No
Inability to take turns talking No
Inability to listen to others No
Speaking without any pitch or tone No
Unable to recognize figure of speech or sarcasm No
Difficulty initiating conversation Yes
Flat, cheerless demeanor Yes
Loud voice No
Doesn’t respond to name very well No

Inability to pick up facial expressions No
Not able to notice body language No
Does not pick up subtle changes in someone tone of voice No
Avoid eye contact while communicating Yes
Unaware of personal space ( invading it!) No
Few facial expressions Yes
Unaware of unwritten rules Yes

Social withdrawal Yes
Lack of interest in other people Yes
Eccentric personality Yes
Preoccupied with their own agenda Yes
Socially non-adapted personality Yes
Urge to correct people in their speech or behavior No
Limited interests Yes
Unusual preoccupations No
Need for sameness Yes
Repetitive routines or rituals Yes
Engages in highly repetitive play Yes
Excellent rote memory Yes
Lack of empathy Yes
Single-mindedness Yes
Aloof Yes
Inflexible thinking Yes
Lack of imagination No
Indifferent Yes
Rigid thinking Yes
Lack of make-believe or imitative play No
Fear of changes Yes

Poor coordination No
Clumsiness Yes
Uncoordinated motor movements No
Hand flapping No
Head swiveling No
Mirroring No
Doesn’t have a strong response to pain No
Extreme dislike of certain noises, textures or situations Yes
Easily over stimulated by sounds, crowds or lights Yes

List of Asperger Traits


Poor communication such as:

Speech and language peculiarities. Yes

Overformal speech. Yes

Taking everything literally. Sometimes

Word repetition (echolalia). No

Long monologues. No

Inappropriate remarks. No

Inability to take turns talking. No

Inability to listen to others. No

Speaking without any pitch or tone. Yes

Unable to recognize figure of speech or sarcasm. Sometimes

Difficulty initiating conversation. No

Flat, cheerless demeanor. Yes

Loud voice. Yes

Doesn’t respond to name very well. No


Non-verbal communication problems such as:

Inability to pick up facial expressions. No

Not able to notice body language. No

Does not pick up subtle changes in someone tone of voice. No

Avoid eye contact while communicating. Yes

Unaware of personal space ( invading it!). No

Few facial expressions. Yes

Unaware of unwritten rules. No



Impaired social interaction such as:

Social withdrawal. No

Lack of interest in other people. My peers

Eccentric personality. Yes

Preoccupied with their own agenda. No

Socially non-adapted personality. No

Urge to correct people in their speech or behavior. No

Limited interests. Yes

Unusual preoccupations. Yes

Need for sameness. No

Repetitive routines or rituals. No

Engages in highly repetitive play. No

Excellent rote memory. Yes

Lack of empathy. No

Single-mindedness. No

Aloof. No

Inflexible thinking. No

Lack of imagination. No

Indifferent. No

Rigid thinking. Yes

Lack of make-believe or imitative play. No

Fear of changes. No, but I don't like the unpleasant ones.


Poor motor skills such as:

Poor coordination. Yes

Clumsiness. Yes

Uncoordinated motor movements. Depends

Hand flapping. No

Head swiveling. No

Mirroring. No

Stilted Doesn’t have a strong response to pain. No

Extreme dislike of certain noises, textures or situations. Yes

Easily over stimulated by sounds, crowds or lights. Yes

FOR ME:

Speech and language peculiarities: yes

Overformal speech: sometimes

Taking everything literally: sometimes

Word repetition (echolalia): yes

Long monologues: no

Inappropriate remarks: yes

Inability to take turns talking: sort of

Inability to listen to others: no

Speaking without any pitch or tone: most of time

Unable to recognize figure of speech or sarcasm: a lot of the time

Difficulty initiating conversation: yes

Flat, cheerless demeanor: yes

Loud voice: sometimes

Doesn’t respond to name very well: No

Inability to pick up facial expressions: 50/50

Not able to notice body language: yes (Cannot)

Does not pick up subtle changes in someone tone of voice: oversensitive

Avoid eye contact while communicating: usually

Unaware of personal space ( invading it!): no..pretty good with this.

Few facial expressions: yes

Unaware of unwritten rules: many

Social withdrawal: yes

Lack of interest in other people: no

Eccentric personality: umm maybe? eccentric intrests compared to my personality i'd say.

Preoccupied with their own agenda: yes

Socially non-adapted personality: i have adapted...in a bad way in my opinon...

Urge to correct people in their speech or behavior: sometimes

Limited interests: yes

Unusual preoccupations: yes

Need for sameness: in little things...not overall

Repetitive routines or rituals: yes

Engages in highly repetitive play: maybe

Excellent rote memory: yes

Lack of empathy: difficulty relating...i can feel for people, just not understand them

Single-mindedness: yes

Aloof: yes

Inflexible thinking: yes

Lack of imagination: no

Indifferent: No

Rigid thinking: yes

Lack of make-believe or imitative play: no

Fear of changes: sort of...mostly just need some rules followed.

Poor coordination: yes

Clumsiness: yes

Uncoordinated motor movements: yes

Hand flapping: No

Head swiveling: not sure what this means...looking around? i look around..=/

Mirroring: no..i don't think.

Stilted Doesn’t have a strong response to pain: no

Extreme dislike of certain noises, textures or situations: yes

Easily over stimulated by sounds, crowds or lights: yes

Speech and language peculiarities: Subtle, but they are there.

Overformal speech: Yes.

Taking everything literally: Not everything!

Word repetition (echolalia): Under severe stress.

Long monologues: Only to my poor mother.

Inappropriate remarks: Not sure.

Inability to take turns talking: No.

Inability to listen to others: No. It takes a lot of effort to focus on speech but I can do it.

Speaking without any pitch or tone: Somewhat.

Unable to recognize figure of speech or sarcasm: No.

Difficulty initiating conversation: Difficulty?! More like damn near impossibility.
Flat, cheerless demeanor: No

Loud voice: No.

Doesn’t respond to name very well: No.

Inability to pick up facial expressions: Impaired, but my problem is mainly not being able to understand them in context and how I should respond.

Not able to notice body language: Notice; looks like Swahili to me.

Does not pick up subtle changes in someone tone of voice: Don't know.

Avoid eye contact while communicating: Yes.

Unaware of personal space ( invading it!): No.

Few facial expressions: Yes.

Unaware of unwritten rules: Yes.

Social withdrawal: Oh yes.

Lack of interest in other people: Yes.
Eccentric personality: Yes.

Preoccupied with their own agenda: Tell me, who isn't?

Socially non-adapted personality: I think so...

Urge to correct people in their speech or behavior: Yes.

Limited interests: Yes.

Unusual preoccupations: Somewhat.

Need for sameness: Yes.

Repetitive routines or rituals: Yes.

Engages in highly repetitive play: I did.

Excellent rote memory: Yes.

Lack of empathy: Yes.

Single-mindedness: Yes.

Aloof: Yes.

Inflexible thinking: Yes.

Lack of imagination: Definitely not.

Indifferent: To all but a few things/people.

Rigid thinking: Yes.

Lack of make-believe or imitative play: No.

Fear of changes: My brain overreacts to change, but I don't fear it.

Poor coordination: Yes.

Clumsiness: Yes.

Uncoordinated motor movements: Yes.

Hand flapping: Yes.

Head swiveling: No.

Mirroring: I think so.

Stilted Doesn’t have a strong response to pain: Sometimes.

Extreme dislike of certain noises, textures or situations: Yes

Easily over stimulated by sounds, crowds or lights: Yes.

*counts* 37

Speech and language peculiarities: Yes

Formal speech: Yes

Taking everything literally: Yes

Word repetition (echolalia): No

Long monologues: Yes

Inappropriate remarks: Yes

Inability to take turns talking: Yes

Inability to listen to others: No

Speaking without any pitch or tone: No

Unable to recognize figure of speech or sarcasm: No

Difficulty initiating conversation: Yes

Flat, cheerless demeanor: No

Loud voice: Yes

Doesn’t respond to name very well: Yes

Inability to pick up facial expressions: No

Not able to notice body language: No

Does not pick up subtle changes in someone tone of voice: No

Avoid eye contact while communicating: Yes

Unaware of personal space ( invading it!): No

Few facial expressions: No

Unaware of unwritten rules: Yes

Social withdrawal: Yes

Lack of interest in other people: Yes

Eccentric personality: Yes

Preoccupied with their own agenda: Yes

Socially non-adapted personality: Been accused of it

Urge to correct people in their speech or behavior: Yes

Limited interests: Yes

Unusual preoccupations: Yes

Need for sameness: Yes

Repetitive routines or rituals: Yes

Engages in highly repetitive play: Yes

Excellent rote memory: Yes

Lack of empathy: Yes

Single-mindedness: Yes

Aloof: Yes

Inflexible thinking: Yes

Lack of imagination: No

Indifferent: Yes

Rigid thinking: Yes

Lack of make-believe or imitative play: No

Fear of changes: Yes

Poor coordination: Yes

Clumsiness: Yes

Uncoordinated motor movements: Yes

Hand flapping: Yes

Head swiveling: Yes

Mirroring: I mimmic people

Doesn’t have a strong response to pain: Yes

Extreme dislike of certain noises, textures or situations: Yes

Easily over stimulated by sounds, crowds or lights: Yes

FOR ME:

Speech and language peculiarities: Sometimes I describe things weirdly, for example "That is my dream hell job," instead of saying "nightmare job."

Overformal speech: No

Taking everything literally: No

Word repetition (echolalia): If I like the sound of a word or name I will repeat it several times

Long monologues: Sometimes

Inappropriate remarks: Yes, according to my friends

Inability to take turns talking: I find I usually I am listening all the time, but I really wanna be talking!

Inability to listen to others: I can listen, but I am usually thinking of myself the whole time.

Speaking without any pitch or tone: No

Unable to recognize figure of speech or sarcasm: No

Difficulty initiating conversation: This depends solely on the other person

Flat, cheerless demeanor: No

Loud voice: Yes

Doesn’t respond to name very well: No

Inability to pick up facial expressions: No

Not able to notice body language: I think mine is decent

Does not pick up subtle changes in someone tone of voice: I don't think so

Avoid eye contact while communicating: I stare, too much eye contact

Unaware of personal space (invading it!): Once again, depends on the other person

Few facial expressions: No

Unaware of unwritten rules: I feel like I am aware of them, but I don't understand or agree with them. Therefore I cannot follow them.

Social withdrawal: With certain types of people, yes.

Lack of interest in other people: No

Eccentric personality: I think "quirky" is how people generally describe me.

Preoccupied with their own agenda: Absolutely.

Socially non-adapted personality: Well, I am socially adjusted to people like me...

Urge to correct people in their speech or behavior: Yes

Limited interests: Not really.

Unusual preoccupations: When I was a kid, I was obsessed with death and people dying. The school shrinks thought that was odd, that my biggest worry was that either I or my parents would die.

Need for sameness: Yes. I have to take the same routes, eat the same foods, wear the same clothes, and use the same products repeatedly. If I don't I feel anxiety.

Repetitive routines or rituals: To an extent.

Engages in highly repetitive play: Maybe, as a kid.

Excellent rote memory: Not so much now that I am older!

Lack of empathy: I have a problem with showing empathy.

Single-mindedness: Totally.

Aloof: Yes, with certain types of people.

Inflexible thinking: To an extent.

Lack of imagination: More like too much imagination!

Indifferent: No

Rigid thinking: No

Lack of make-believe or imitative play: Once again, too much of that.

Fear of changes: Yes. I need appropriate mental time to prepare for changes.

Poor coordination: Yes

Clumsiness: Yes

Uncoordinated motor movements: Not so much

Hand flapping: No

Head swiveling: No

Mirroring: No

Doesn’t have a strong response to pain: I have a high threshold.

Extreme dislike of certain noises, textures or situations: Yes

Easily over stimulated by sounds, crowds or lights: Yes

Thirteen. Dislike the test because it (like many tests) gave options similar to but not identical to (DEFINITELY different from) things I experience. So I scored 13.

I would've preferred it to include:

Consistently using the wrong facial expression.

Aware of body language but not interpreting it the way an NT would.

Usually aware of tones of voice as sounds, but difficulty interpreting the emotion in them.

They should probably also have mentioned stims and difficulty recognizing faces. And special interests.

Had they done that, I would now score 18 and would have scored 19 in the past.

Poor communication such as:
Speech and language peculiarities Yes though it depends on what they mean
Overformal speech Sometimes
Taking everything literally No, I've grown out of it
Word repetition (echolalia) No
Long monologues Yes
Inappropriate remarks Yes
Inability to take turns talking Yes
Inability to listen to others Sometimes
Speaking without any pitch or tone Often
Unable to recognize figure of speech or sarcasm No though it happens (but I don't think that there is someone who is always able to recognize them)
Difficulty initiating conversation Yes
Flat, cheerless demeanor Often
Loud voice Sometimes
Doesn’t respond to name very well No


Non-verbal communication problems such as:
Inability to pick up facial expressions Sometimes (obvious facial expressions are obvious, sometimes I can see them but not understand them, etc
Not able to notice body language Yes
Does not pick up subtle changes in someone tone of voice No, it's either that or my friends exagerate their tone or I have not been told
Avoid eye contact while communicating Yes
Unaware of personal space ( invading it!) No
Few facial expressions Often
Unaware of unwritten rules Depends, now I have learned most of them and I think some were natural to me (like : sex is private, don't let anyone touch you, etc, I understood it when I was 4 though I had never been told)


Impaired social interaction such as:
Social withdrawal Yes
Lack of interest in other people Sometimes
Eccentric personality Yes
Preoccupied with their own agenda Probably
Socially non-adapted personality Yes though I am adapted to people who are not most of the time
Urge to correct people in their speech or behavior Unfortunately yes but let's face it : most people do that though they dislike it when someone else does.
Limited interests Well, yes and no, depend on who you ask, I think I have many interests, my family think I am narrow minded
Unusual preoccupations No
Need for sameness Well, sometimes. I prefer to plan my day (what I'm going to eat and do), like to wear the same clothes though it's socially not acceptable, enjoy eating the same food and my flatmates just pointed out to me but I can accept change sometimes even if I may rant about it XD Except when it comes to the hour when I go to bed, I cannot go to bed too late or I'll have insomnia because it makes me anxious
Repetitive routines or rituals I do not think so or rarely or something not so strange
Engages in highly repetitive play As a kid, yes. Now, I do not know I'd say sometimes... I enjoy playing to Exquisite corpse or hangman with my friends, or trivial pursuit and scrable, some people would say it's repetitive but most people like these games so it sounds normal. However, it's true that I enjoy working with young children and play with them.
Excellent rote memory Oh well, it all depend on what I have to memorize ! Yes and no !
Lack of empathy Most people would say yes, online tests too though I used to think it was the contrary and seemed to have grown out of it, so yes.
Single-mindedness I have to admit it, yes.
Aloof Yes but I have two close friends and I really enjoy spending time with them even if I need my solitude sometimes, it really depends on who you are with.
Inflexible thinking Depends but mostly yes
Lack of imagination No, I am known for my imagination and have more imagination than some of 5years old.
Indifferent No, sometimes yes but it's due to the society.
Rigid thinking Yes and no
Lack of make-believe or imitative play Not at all, too much perhaps
Fear of changes Yes but I do force myself and that how we improve ! (most people hate changes to some extent)


Poor motor skills such as:
Poor coordination Yes
Clumsiness Yes
Uncoordinated motor movements Yes
Hand flapping No
Head swiveling Yes
Mirroring No
Stilted Doesn’t have a strong response to pain Yes according to a nurse when I burned myself or when I broke my arm
Extreme dislike of certain noises, textures or situations Yes
Easily over stimulated by sounds, crowds or lights Yes