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It means "to get what is implied, and not actually stated".

I only got four as well. But I was officially dxd only a couple of years ago (as a middle aged adult).

I was also thrown by question two (both by which way I am, and by what it has to do with the issue).

I guess a stereotypical aspie like Sheldon Leonard would get hung up on the historical accuracy of some detail of a movie, while someone else might ignore that to be moved by the over arching story of the movie.

I am kinda dead even on that dichotomy ( I guess,never really thought about it before), but on impulse checked "slightly agree" which apparently lowered my autistic score.

Geesh. That's a tough one to summarize. I'll try to state breifly:

-Problems with communicating ideas and feelings to others in a way that they understand.
-My vocabulary is big, but I have real problems with recall and memorizing words, especially verbally.
-I often can read and understand words that I can't speak, don't know how to prononce.
-my spelling does not reflect my intellegence
-sensory problems. Hypercussis. Problems with textures. confusion in noisy environments. Basically, it would be super easy to torture me if I was an enemy combatant. Just put a ticking clock in my room with me.
-I tend to enjoy the same entertainment over and over again instead of liking new things. (Although I do like a some new stuff, just not all the time.)
-problems with emotional regulation. I cry super easy and I get WAY over emotional, especially when someone is challenging what I see to be the better logic.
-hard time switching gears, especially if I'm wrong about something.
-Problems sleeping, especially if my routine is messed up.
-problems overall dealing with routine changes.
-I'm very good with reading body language and somewhat good at reading tone of voice, however, this doesn't translate to my knowing what to do with this information.
-significant problems interacting with others
-no intimate relationships, despite desiring them. (I mean both romantic and freindship wise)
-a history of no friends despite wanting them (but I have friends now)
-work history below what one would expect from someone with my educational background
-meltdowns in pubic (and I'm 42, dude. It's embarrassing as hell.)

I spent a significant amount of time noting the ears of everyone on my current TV show obsession. In particular, where they were creased. And one actress I swear has the most perfect set of ears I've ever seen outside of plastic ear models. That is focus on details instead of the whole picture, right?

But that question asks if I always do this. And I don't. I love big picture stuff, too. I'm often the one to put different little peices together into a big picture, often in a way that others did not pick up on. I like small stuff, but I wouldn't say that I favor it. So, how is one to answer that question? It's not relevant. If they asked "Do you focus on details more than other people?" I would have said "hell yes!" But they didn't ask that. They ask if I tend to one more that the other. And that need to be precise, my frineds, probably belongs on that list of ASD symptoms I just posted above.