Symptoms you do and don't have of ASD

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I don't know why I don't rock...I have autism.

Wtf! I wanna rock!

i have all the symptoms but the ones that stand out the most is:

Inappropriate behaviour
Sensory Sensitivities
routines, rituals
Special Interests
difficulty adjusting to change
high anxiety levels
innability to make and maintain eye contact


but my tone of voice is normal
i developed on time (except my hand eye cordnation and social skills, both severly delayed)

Edit: i dont stim stereotypically (rocking, flapping,humming) however i do pace, rub my hands together and listening to music is how I stim, personally.

I forgot to see ai used to have trouble making eye contact. But oddly I no longer have this anymore.. I think it was related to sometype of social anxiety. But because I no longer worry about impressing people or getting them to like me making eye contact with anyone is totally no problem.

A survey developed by Asperger experts would be helpful e.g., Simon Baron Cohen - Cambridge University, UK does surveys.

Participants would check-off an online inventory of Asperger behaviors that apply, and don't apply. The data would subsequently be processed, and information on similar case studies would be offered.

Symptoms I do have

easily stressed,angered
don't like some loud noises like barking dogs
difficulty getting on with people
dislike social situations, but not because of shyness because I'm not shy
prone to meltdowns what get out of control
fail to recognising some body language
awkward body language of my own
like possessions to be in a certain order at home
dislike sudden change
don't understand humour, sarcasm,other
don't have much of a sense of humour myself


Symptoms I don't have

poor eye contact
stimming
dislike light
dislike being touched
poor imagination as a child
logical thinking
TOM issues
special interests
intelligent -(I actually have learning difficulty so always been below average)
geek

What I do have
Sensory issues
Trouble maintaining friendships
Difficulty empathizing with other people
Obsessive tendencies
Executive function difficulties
Low tolerance threshold (lol understatement of the century)
Shutdown
Anxiety

What I don't have
Specific obsessions... I usually dwell on something or throw myself into it for a few days and then move on
Meltdowns (when I was younger I did)
Not understanding figurative language
Lack of imagination
Rituals
Not understanding niceties (I might actually embrace pleasantries more than your average NT bc I can master them)

What I have:

- Obsessiveness/special interests
- Hatred for loud noises/unexpected touch
- Meltdowns/outbursts
- Strict routines/resistance to change
- Awkward social skills
- Lack of verbal/emotional expression
- Stimming
- Poor eye contact
- Loud voice/hard time hearing voice pitch
- Easily distressed/frustrated
- Extremely severe anxiety
- Picture Memory
- Short term memory loss
- Sensitivity to heat
- Developmental delays

What I don't have:

- Sensory overloads
- Lack of imagination
- Lack of empathy
- High IQ (It's said to be below average, but I don't know if I trust it)
- Savant abilities

That's all I can think of right now. I can't list everything, but I am pretty sure I have autism. I could probably go on forever with this though, so I'll just leave you guys with this. XD

I seem to have got most of the symptoms.

I don't seem to have:

Meltdowns

Echolalia

Fascination with numbers - I'm ambivalent towards them, they can be quite nice but I don't even try to remember the bloody things any more. I don't want to know about string theory.

Poor social imagination / intelligence - true to some extent, but at times I've done social things that would suggest quite a talent in this area, even when I was young. I can't believe it was all down to my making a supreme effort at the time, because that couldn't explain the social intelligence - hard work doesn't help with reading emotions and knowing what to do about them, except in the long term. And when I got it right, it felt easy.

I don't know if i have ASD or not, and don't want to get diagnosed. But i relate to a lot of it so this site interests me.

Symptoms I have:

- sensory overload and sensitivity. can be sound (people eating around me, too many people talking at once), to many people or motions around my eyes, lights, and touch. i think it is worse if i eat wheat; it can be pretty bad because i get mad at people for making noises not realizing i'm being oversensitive and then they don't like me. and then i just find somewhere to go by myself. it doesn't happen as much now as it used to. touch was a problem in martial arts when my instructor tickled me after i made a point of telling him not to (more than once)
- anxiety, and panic attacks
- stomach problems since i was little, issues with foods like gluten
- poor social skills
- correct people's jokes before realizing they are joking because i recognize the factual error first (people find this annoying; i do love comedy though)
- i don't like making eye contact, but force myself to do it anyways because i was told it makes you look untrustworthy if you don't
- stimming (flapping, tapping) - the flapping was when i was younger. also nail biting, scratching, picking, pacing, repetitive patterned finger movements
- i have been told i speak in a monotone; i'm not sure i believe this.
- i have been told my face is blank and expressionless; thought that they were trying to hurt my feelings but after more people said the same thing i decided they were sincere.
- lack self awareness (according to my dad)
- strong long-term special interests, (several including indians, birdwatching/ naturalist / science, violin, and languages).
- slight echolalia
- difficulty with verbal directions or listening to lectures.
- high scores on standardized tests as a kid, (but nothing special in college)
- pattern recognition
- sensitive to cold, heat, and touch.

Symptoms I don't have
- pretty good imagination i think
- i recognize faces well
- i have emotions but i usually keep them to myself, which is easy because i have no friends.
- i want friends sometimes
- i think i can be quite expressive at times, less so as time goes by because i get quieter every time i get rejected/called weird.
- i am a romantic (not in a girl/guy way, but i like romantic novels like ivanhoe and les miserables).
- i am very empathetic, but people think i'm not.
- i understand abstract thought quite well
- i am graceful and like to dance