Do you notice other aspies when you are out in public?

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I noticed one very-aspiesh person at Chicago Comic-Con in the Star Wars panel last weekend

got his email addy

I think that I do. Again, this is so hard to tell, unless you actually spend some time and talk to the person. Additionally, when I'm out in public, the last thing I want to notice is OTHER PEOPLE...

Anyways, I seem to notice probable aspies in grocery stores, for some reason.
There's a bag-boy who works at one that I frequent, and he refuses to make eye-contact with anyone, seldom speaks except for the topic of beverages, and is rigid and mechanical in his movements. Could be an aspie.

One time I was in a check-out line at a different grocery store, and the guy behind me reminded me of myself, except he was middle-aged. He was dressed formally in a casual sort of way, he had his mp3 player with headphones, darkened glasses, and seemed to be overwhelmed with anxiety. I mean, that's what I do at stores. I find the whole experience drastically more manageable if I've got headphones and sunglasses, and I go during uncrowded times. Otherwise I'm a ball of scattered nerves and sensory overload. This random guy looked like he was going through the same thing that I do.

I often wonder how autistic I look to other people! Particularly when I'm in stores, wearing my headphones and sunglasses, muttering about how f*cking crowded it is, oafishly pacing around in a strange sort of way, recoiling if I get too near people or am spoken to. Me and the public world don't mix too well.

I generally don't pay attention to people, so no. Plus, my discovery of my AS is quite new, so I never knew what to look for, anyway.

I do, at work. I work in IT and I see pathology every where.

I'm pretty sure the guy I bought my refrigerator from was on the spectrum. I went back to buy from him specifically because he was so helpful.

I wouldn't even know if a person who walks past me in the street is an aspie. As far as I know I've been past lots of aspies.

Yes, I've often been able to notice other people within the spectrum.In fact, many years ago when I was at this park I recalled noticing this young person whom, in some ways reminded me of myself and thought maybe, he too has AS or atleast, is somwhere in the spectrum.Also, I felt bad for him since his fellow co-employee had treated him in a disdainful manner.Still, being observant of other people allows me at times to not only see traits likened to my own in other people but, understand that such qualities are not inherently bad or malignant..

Just yesterday, I ran across someone on the trainwith a really "eyes-wide-open" sort of stare to him. He wasn't looking at anything in particular, but it had the look of a very intense, penetrating stare were my eyes to meet his. It struck me as one variation of the "Aspie stare," though that's admittedly not much to go on.

Occasionally. But I never know if I am right.

if i see other people in a store that look like they could be asperger then i watch to see if they do any of the kinds of things i do

i just want to know how many other people could be treated as a psycho criminal when the real problem is autism and people will not let them be treated for the real problem

I do now. A fellow alum. People at work. If you know what to look for, it's blindingly obvious. That person making faces has a disconnect between his emotions and nonverbal behavior, not some dreadful contagion or bizarre choices.

Same here, I'd rather work with other IT aspie types than NTs. Also I have a friend I met who I would bet is an undiagnosed aspie.