Traits opposite of stereotypical autism?

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instead of having one controlling interest, i have many, which i pursue in depth; often a chance encounter will lead me into investigating, even for years. there are a lot of overlaps between the subjects i like (i think of it as "map-making"), & i never lose interest in anything i have once investigated, but after i have learned a lot there's not much more i can find out. i guess i'm just in love with the learning process itself.

I can be very empathetic, I don't have a set schedule or routine I have to follow, I have many interests that I get "obsessed" with, rather than just one singular interest I focus on, and I'm sure there are others I can't think of right now.

Also, I smile a lot.
According to the stereotype, autistics never (or very rarely) smile.

i am a girl
when iwas little i was very imaginative
according to my parents i was very social to the point of when on vacation and on the beach approching every family with kids asking if i could play with them

though theres a funny story about me making a comment to a family from a different about ther sports team who my states sports team beat in the world series

i dont have agood memory
im not good at puzzles

i am sarcastic though people dont usually get my sarcasm

Most of these stereotypes comes from the world of children.

People who keep propagating those stereotypes seem oblivious to the fact that people develop beyond that stage to another stage called grown up.

I hate routine, I hate things being the same all the time, I like new things, what I dislike are 1. sudden changes in plans 2. the loss of something that already exists

I don't really have explosive meltdowns, when something is stressing me I usually just go stim crazy and start pacing, and I don't do it in front of other people. I can usually pick up on sarcasm well and understand figures of speech, in fact sarcasm is my primary form of humour.