Which of your autistic traits do you dislike the most?

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I clicked the "can't choose just one" category. I would have to say communication, social issues, and repetitive behaviors are my top three.

I picked "executive dysfunction", because my other traits may be annoying or depressing, but my inability to plan, organize and manage time and space has been devastating to both my school and work careers.

I'm in the can't decide category. Sensory issues and executive dysfunction are probably joint worst for me. I have to limit the amount of time I spend indulging my interests otherwise I just suffer from sensory overload and the whole experience itself becomes overwhelming rather than enjoyable. I wish I had worked this out many years ago. Executive dysfunction just makes simple everyday tasks feel like wading through treacle.

It wasn't on the list but:
The literalness. Like f*ck even when I get a joke or a sarcasm, I still feel the need to mention the bit of what my literal mind thinks of it. I mean I get the joke but I still feel the need to point out how in some contexts it wouldn't actually make sense. And it's like those are the times I feel like why can't I just be in the moment and let it go, why does crap like that have to stick on my mind I don't need to say the part about how in some contexts the joke doesn't work, I just need to laugh at the immediate humor and not take it totally serious. But that is just one example of the problem I am trying to describe but certainly not the only way it manifests.

I couldnt decide on just one, a three way tie, communication, sensory and executive functioning.

I dont dislike them as such, but I get frustrated with the options I have because of them.

Communication: unjumbling my inner dialogue to translate it into something others can understand and unjumbling what comes in also.

Sensory: even with planning what to wear, it's hard to anticipate just how I will react to a hair or bit of lint on a given day, or how forgetting my sunglasses on a rainy day in winter will impact on me etc.

Executive functioning: so many possibilities hit a brick wall because of this one.

Hmm, hard to pick out of the options given. I'd say the symptom of autism I hate the most is losing control of frustration. But the cause of this symptom is not triggered by any of the options in the poll. I usually get frustrated when someone says something that triggers me, if I'm already in a bad mood. But I suppose NTs get angry too.